Southwest Power Pool Appoints Matt Morais Associate General Counsel
by June 22, 2015 1:21 pm 152 views
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) named Matt Morais associate general counsel for markets and regulatory policy. In this role, Morais will be responsible for legal and regulatory policy issues involving Federal Energy Regulatory Commission matters related to markets and operations.
His group also will manage state relations, support the company’s compliance group on regulatory and policy matters and perform other legal and regulatory functions.
Morais previously served as assistant general counsel for regulatory matters and director of federal policy for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Prior to joining ERCOT in 2008, Morais was senior counsel for PJM Interconnection. He also served as legal counsel for the Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources and assistant general solicitor for Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG).
“Matt has extensive experience in regulatory and policy matters involving the electric industry and will provide effective counsel on rulemaking and compliance matters for our organization,” said Paul Suskie, executive vice president of regulatory policy and general counsel.
Morais holds a juris doctor from Franklin Pierce Law School, a master of studies in environmental law from Vermont Law School and a bachelor of science in biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire.