Douglas L. Patch

Doug represents clients on energy matters, primarily in regulatory, administrative, and legislative venues, and has extensive experience mediating and arbitrating energy matters. He has represented clients before the Public Utilities Commission, Site Evaluation Committee, Department of Safety, and in other administrative proceedings, as well as before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He has worked on regulatory approvals for electric generation facilities, including wind, solar, and other generating facilities; represented clients seeking approval for mergers, acquisitions, and transfers of ownership; and conducted due diligence reviews for potential purchasers. He has also represented utilities and intervened in siting and utility proceedings for various companies, competitive suppliers, organizations, ratepayer groups, and municipalities on natural gas, electric transmission, and water issues. Through his alternative dispute resolution practice, he has mediated and arbitrated issues related to the electric, telecommunications, and water industries, as well as environmental matters.

As former Chairman of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission for over nine years, Doug is an experienced neutral in administrative matters.