# Practice profile: Energy & Utilities — United States

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `us-energy`. Loaded after `us/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

U.S. energy law — FERC market-based-rate tariffs and energy-sector regulation, power purchase agreements and RECs, and upstream oil & gas (farmout, joint operating, gas gathering, oilfield MSAs).

## Forums & authorities

The **FERC**, state public utility commissions (PUCs), and RTO/ISO markets; federal and state courts.

## Key sources of law

**Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, PURPA**; FERC regulations (18 CFR); RPS/REC tracking systems (WREGIS, PJM-GATS, M-RETS); AAPL model forms and state anti-indemnity statutes for oil & gas. For legal family, court hierarchy, and working language, see `us/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `us/CLAUDE.md`. **Never invent** statute/article numbers, case names, or docket numbers — verify the current version/redaction against an official source before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

Energy-plant environmental permitting → `environmental`; renewable-site land leases → `real-estate`; energy-sector M&A entity work → `corporate`.

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
