Cindy Miller Consulting – Energy Law, Telecommunications & Regulations
Cindy Miller specializes in energy, telecommunications, and regulatory law. In 2018, she was elected to serve as Vice President of the Southern Chapter (covering 13 states) of the Energy Bar Association. She continues also as co-chair of the Florida Bar Public Utilities Law Committee. She served as a Senior Attorney (intergovernmental counsel) at the Florida Public Service Commission for more than 20 years.
She was responsible for monitoring legislation, Federal energy and telecommunications actions and preparing comments and Court documents for the Commission’s consideration. In the energy arena, these included comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on reliability and public policy matters related to energy delivery and state jurisdiction. She made presentations at more than 200 Internal Affairs.
She was the lead attorney on dozens of complex rule-makings and worked on public records/ethics issues. Prior to working at the Florida Commission, she was Inspector General at the Florida Department of Management Services.
She also worked at the Greenberg Traurig law firm (previously Roberts, Baggett, LaFace and Richard) in legislative activities. She previously lived in Washington, D.C., and worked as a Presidential Management Intern and management analyst at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. She has been admitted to practice in the Florida Supreme Court, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
What We Do
Review of regulatory orders and what impact they might have on a client
Drafting of rules
Analysis of rules and issues with them
Review of legislation and statutes and how they apply to client
Research and analysis on how various state commissions have approached renewable energy
Presentations before state commissions on research and issues
Analysis of telecommunications regulatory issues
Strategic analysis
Services
We can help you grow your business in the following areas:
Consulting
Let’s talk about energy and regulation. While I am ratcheting down my business over the next two years and looking at more creative projects, I welcome the opportunity to add one more new client in this arena. I am good at rulemakings and implementation issues.
Monitoring of State Commission Proceedings
After 20 years in the realm of utility regulation, I feel comfortable to monitor state proceedings. This is a good way to use my expertise
Research
I can research both federal and Florida law as well as state agency regulations to help you. Having worked in the Federal government as well as the state commission, I can research and speak both languages.
Projects
Cindy Miller – Project Team with University of Florida Public Utility Research Center faculty analyzing future opportunities for JEA, Jacksonville’s Municipally -Owned Public Utility.
She served as regulatory and legal expert for the Southern Carolina Public Service Commission on a review of Southeastern states’ renewable policies.
Served as regulatory and legal expert, researched Clean Energy Policy Options for Florida for the Environmental Defense Fund and the Nature Conservancy.
She prepared an online Ethics Training Program for the First Amendment Foundation.
Published in a variety of Legal publications – Energy Central Publication CLICK HERE. Microgrids published in the Florida Bar Environmental Newsletter “The Reporter.” CLICK HERE
The Energy Bar Association Award
The Energy Bar Association awarded Cindy Miller Consulting the Jason Leif award for her leadership of the Southern Chapter. This is a national association. The Southern Chapter is composed of 13 states in the Southeast. We put on energy bar programs and engage on issues of particular interest in this region.
