Wilbur C. Earley

Bud Earley is a non-lawyer member of Covington’s Energy practice.  Most recently, Mr. Earley served as Director of FERC and RTO External Affairs for Allegheny Energy, Inc.  Prior to that, he served for over 30 years in various staff positions at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  While at the FERC, Mr. Earley was instrumental in developing and applying policies regarding the transition of the electric utility industry to competition, including organized electricity markets, Regional Transmission Organizations, mergers and market-based rates.  He also served as Technical Advisor to FERC Commissioner William Massey.

Previous Experience

• Allegheny Energy, Inc., Director of FERC and RTO External Affairs
• FERC, Director of Regional Market Coordination, Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates
• FERC, Technical Advisor to Commissioner William Massey
• FERC, Director of Electricity Policy, Office of Economic Policy
  

Memberships and Affiliations

• Energy Bar Association

Publications and Speeches

• "FERC Acts on Natural Gas Transparency Reporting, Electricity Transmission Pricing, and Capacity Markets," Covington E-Alert (9/24/2008), Co-Author
• "Significant FERC Action on Gas Pipeline Capacity Release, Electricity Reliability Enforcement, and Electricity Open Access Policy," Covington E-Alert (6/26/2008), Co-Author
• "FERC Proposes New Standards of Conduct Rules," Covington E-Alert (3/26/2008), Co-Author