Administrative / Regulatory Law Energy Regulatory Law Utilities Law
Noel J. Darce
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
For nearly four decades, Noel Darce has practiced in utility, regulatory and energy-related law.
Because of his vast experience with a range of energy issues, clients look to him for advice on regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, and FERC regulations implementing those statutes. Legal and strategic issues related to RTO participation, utility mergers and acquisitions, generation expansion, utility bankruptcies, utility contracts and transactions, rate regulation and related litigation are also significant areas of his practice.
Noel appears before state and federal regulatory agencies and the courts.
Overview
- Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 1983
- Louisiana, Louisiana Federal and State Courts
- Louisiana, United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States, United States Supreme Court
- American Bar Association - Member
- Energy Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana, Louisiana Federal and State Courts
- Louisiana, United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States, United States Supreme Court
- American Bar Association - Member
- Energy Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 1983
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Energy Regulatory Law, New Orleans (2025)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law, New Orleans (2024)
- Energy Regulatory Law, New Orleans (2023)
- Energy Regulatory Law, New Orleans (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Energy Regulatory Law
- Utilities Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Energy Law
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Louisiana Public Service Commission
Represents the Louisiana Public Service Commission in numerous proceedings involving the merger of investor owned and cooperative electric public utilities.
Represents the Louisiana Public Service Commission in proceedings involving the quantification and recoverability of the costs to electric utilities for repair and rebuilding due to damage caused by hurricanes and tropical storms as well as the securitization of those costs.
Represents the Louisiana Public Service Commission in proceedings involving the quantification and recoverability of abandoned plant costs as well as the securitization of those costs.
Represents the Louisiana Public Service Commission in proceedings involving the quantification and recoverability of the costs to electric utilities for repair and rebuilding due to damage caused by hurricanes and tropical storms as well as the securitization of those costs.
Represents the Louisiana Public Service Commission in proceedings involving the quantification and recoverability of abandoned plant costs as well as the securitization of those costs.
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