But they were loved for what they had once represented: utility, economy and simplicity, as well as light.Ann Wroe: obituaries editor, The Economist.
"It's a very difficult standard to meet," said Mr. Gansberg, who represents utilities, not the customers who sue them.
Scott Segal Washington (Segal is director of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, which represents utilities opposed to the enforcement of New Source Review rules).
LeBoeuf, on the other hand, was financially sound, churning out lucrative work in its leading practices representing utilities and insurers.
Opponents, including the Florida Municipal Electric Association, which represents utilities owned by local governments, say the plan would produce a $9 billion windfall that should go to ratepayers.
Scott H. Segal, who represents utilities that would be affected by the rule, said the E.P.A. was playing down the costs and double-counting the benefits.
"Low-income customers can't put on solar panels — let's be blunt," said David K. Owens, executive vice president of the Edison Electric Institute, which represents utilities.
Wendell F. Holland, a partner at Saul Ewing, a law firm that represents utilities and energy companies, said that utilities usually could not collect 1percentto1.5percentcent of their bills, an amount he called "the cost of doing business".
Thomas R. Kuhn, president of the Edison Electric Institute, which represents utilities, praised Mr. Leavitt for a management style that "stresses collaboration of all stakeholders in policymaking, which helps break down barriers to resolving highly charged environmental issues".
"The administration needs to explain why it needs old-style, command-and-control regulation when the market is moving in that direction anyway," said Scott H. Segal, who represents utilities at the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani.
