Joel L. Greene

Mr. Greene has been in private practice in the Washington, D.C. area since 1974, assisting clients in energy regulatory matters, legal strategic planning, contract negotiations and advocacy before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Department of Transportation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), state commissions, and the courts. His engagements on behalf of natural gas industrial end-users and LDCs span approximately 25 interstate pipelines and cover a diverse mix of regulatory issues.

Mr. Greene is very active in the energy industry, having served on the North American Energy Standards Board, Edison Electric Institute Order 636 Task Force, and as an officer of the Energy Bar Association. From 2003 – 2004, he served as chair of the International District Energy Association (IDEA), a 2,000-member international trade association formed in 1909. Mr. Greene remains the only attorney to hold that position in the over 100-year history of the association. In June 2005, Mr. Greene was awarded the organization’s highest honor.

Admitted to Practice

• District of Columbia (1974)

Court Admission

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (1982)
• U.S. Supreme Court (1982)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (1974)

Articles

• Co-Author, “FERC Issues Order to Improve Gas-Electric Coordination,” District Energy Magazine (August 2015)
• Author, “Conversion to Natural Gas: Navigating the legal hurdles,” District Energy Magazine (January 30, 2013)
• Author, “Bureau of Reclamation Supplemental Report Identifies Conduits with Hydropower Potential,” (May 2, 2012)
• Author, “FERC Clarifies Treatment of Pipeline’s Discount-Type Adjustments for Negotiated Rates,” (March 19, 2012)
• Co-Author, “Collection of Attorneys’ Fees Under Energy Statutes,” Energy Law and Transactions, Chapter 142 (2001)
• Editor, “Public Law 95-621, Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 Legislative History,” (1979)

Blogs

• Co-author, “Fourth Circuit Vacates National Park Service Right-of-Way Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project” Energy Law Times (2018)
• Co-author, “FERC Initiates Review of Its Long-Standing Pipeline Certificate Policy Statement,” Energy Law Times (2018)
• Co-author, “DOE Requires FERC to Consider Rule Promoting Grid Resiliency by Providing Coal and Nuclear Plant Subsidies,” Energy Law Times (2017)
• Co-author, “FERC Sets Agenda for Technical Conference on Natural Gas Index Liquidity and Transparency,” Energy Law Times (June 2017)
• Co-author, “FERC Refines Pipeline Cost-Allocation Policies in Order on Remand,” Energy Law Times (2016)
• Co-author, “FERC Reacts to First Pipeline Modernization Tracker Proposal under New Policy,” Energy Law Times (2015)
• Co-author, “FERC Approves Gas Modernization Policy,” Energy Law Times (2015)
• Co-author, “FERC Receives Reply Comments on its Proposed Policy on Cost Recovery for Modernization of Natural Gas Facilities,” Energy Law Times (2015)
• Co-author, “FERC Receives Initial Comments on its Proposed Policy on Cost Recovery for Modernization of Natural Gas Facilities,” Energy Law Times (2015)
• Co-author, “OMB Approves PHMSA Changes to Incident and Annual Report for Gas Pipeline Operators; PHMSA Plans to Initiate Rulemaking to Implement Further Changes,” Energy Law Times (2014)
• Co-author, “FERC Proposes Policy on Cost Recovery for Modernization of Natural Gas Facilities,” Energy Law Times (2014)
• Co-author, “FERC Determines Compliance With Capacity Release Order to Show Cause,” Energy Law Times (2014)
• Co-author, “FERC Requests Industry Input on Gas-Electric Coordination and Initiates a Paper Hearing on Electric Scheduling,” Energy Law Times (2014)
• Co-author, “FERC Issues Show Cause Order to Interstate Pipelines to Comply with Capacity Release Regulations,” Energy Law Times (2014)
• Co-author, “FERC Revises the EQR Data Dictionary and Announces a Technical Conference,” Energy Law Times (2014)
• Co-author, “FERC Sets New Deadlines for the Web-Based Filing of Electronic Quarterly Reports,” Energy Law Times (2014)
• “Senate Energy Inquires Into Nature of FERC’s Section 5 Natural Gas Act (NGA) Investigations,” Energy Law Times (2013)
• “FERC Institutes Two More Investigations into Possible Pipeline Over-Recoveries of Cost of Service,” Energy Law Times (2012)
• “US House and Senate Consider Companion Bills to Reduce Cost of Financing Renewable Energy Resources,” Energy Law Times (2012)

Presentations

• Panelist, “Case Study of Trigen St. Louis’ Natural Gas Bypass,” 11th Annual College/University Conference, International District Energy Association (February 1998)
• “Sovereignty, The Only Natural Gas Supply Strategy That Makes Sense,” Annual Meeting, International District Energy Association (June 1995)

North American Energy Standards Board

• Member, Intraday Nominations Task Force

International District Energy Association (IDEA)

• Chair, Board of Directors (2003 – 2004)
• First Vice Chair, Board of Directors (2002 – 2003)
• Executive Committee, Board of Directors (2001 – 2002)
• Member, Board of Directors (1999 – 2000)

Energy Bar Association

Jennings Strouss Diversity & Inclusion Committee

• Former Chair

Kol Shalom, Rockville, MD

• President (2016 – 2018)
• Executive Committee (2018 – 2020)

• AV Preeminent^® Peer Review Rated™
• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America^© in the category of Energy Law (2010 – 2021)
• Listed, Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers^® in the category of Energy & Natural Resources (2012 – 2020)
• Recipient, “Norman R. Taylor” Award, IDEA (June 2005)