Diana Jeschke

Overview

Diana Jeschke is senior counsel in the Energy & Infrastructure Group, where she focuses on regulatory, commercial and policy matters in the electric power sector. 

She helps energy companies navigate wholesale electric market rules, interconnection and transmission issues, and negotiate power purchase agreements and other offtake arrangements. Diana represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and she advises on regulatory matters arising in development, financing, operation and transfers of electric generation, storage and transmission projects and portfolios.

Experience

• Elia Group SA/NV: advising on its acquisition, through Elia Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary WindGrid USA LLC, of a 35.1% stake in energyRe Giga Projects, a subsidiary of energyRe LLC, the proceeds of which will be used to fund renewable U.S. transmission and energy generation projects.
• Multiple generation developers: advised on generator interconnection matters arising in CAISO, PJM, MISO, NYISO, SPP, ISO-NE and other territories, represented in interconnection agreement negotiations and related FERC proceedings.
• Generation developers: represented in reviewing and negotiating offtake agreements.
• Generation developer: represented in CAISO in FERC generator interconnection complaint proceeding.
• Fleet owner: advised in connection with California Air Resources Board advanced clean fleets rulemaking.
• Multiple generation developers: successfully represented in obtaining FERC waivers of certain ISO/RTO generator interconnection requirements.
• New England generator: represented in FERC enforcement proceeding involving allegations of market manipulation.
• Multiple generator clients: represented in FERC rate proceedings to obtain reactive power compensation.

Beyond the Office

Diana is co-chair of the Professional Education Council of the Energy Bar Association and past co-editor of the EBA Brief. Diana was previously an attorney-advisor at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.