Jennifer Littlefield

Jennifer Littlefield is a regulatory and transactional attorney with a focus on electric power regulations and the Texas energy markets.

She represents electric cooperatives, renewable energy providers, retail electric providers, battery storage facilities, and other market participants on a wide range of permitting and administrative matters. With a previous background at both the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Jennifer has an in-depth knowledge of the complex regulatory requirements for ERCOT wholesale and retail electricity market participants.

Jennifer assists clients in negotiating a variety of electric power market transactions, such as long-term power purchase agreements, transmission interconnection agreements, facilities extension agreements, and Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) agreements.

Clients also rely on Jennifer’s expertise for guidance on compliance with the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA), PUCT rules, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Standards, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) policy matters, and ERCOT policy matters. Jennifer represents clients before the PUCT and the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) in rate case proceedings, retail and wholesale licensing proceedings, transmission Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) proceedings, rulemakings, and contested case proceedings.

Additionally, Jennifer advises clients on various regulatory matters, such as conducting compliance training for wholesale electricity market transactions and operations in the ERCOT market, providing guidance on establishing or expanding operations in the ERCOT market, and advising on compliance investigations and audits by the PUCT, ERCOT, and the Texas Reliability Entity (Texas RE).

Jennifer is a member of the Energy, Power and Natural Resources Practice Group in the Austin office of Haynes Boone.