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Olya Petukhova

Special Counsel

Olya Petukhova

Special Counsel

Olya Petukhova is an energy lawyer and special counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP. Her practice focuses on energy regulation issues. She counsels clients and provides regulatory risk analysis in connection with various transactions in the energy industry, including contract negotiation, project development, and regulatory compliance. She has also represented regulated and unregulated clients in energy-related litigation and administrative proceedings before state and federal courts and agencies, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, and the New York and Wisconsin Public Service Commissions.

Olya has also represented a variety of clients in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, including Chapter 11 debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and indenture trustees. Olya’s complex commercial litigation experience includes commercial contract disputes, employer/employee disputes, trade secret misappropriation claims, and securities and enforcement matters.

Languages

  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Ukrainian.
March 20, 2026 Energy Current

D.C. Circuit Finds FERC Erred in Declining to Consider Section 206 Relief in 2024/25 PJM Capacity Auction Re-Run Case

On January 13, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its decision in Maryland Office of...
March 19, 2026 Energy Current

ERCOT’s Proposed “Batch Zero” Process: What Developers of Large Loads Need to Know

In a step toward implementing a cluster or “batch” process for studying large load interconnections, the Electric Reliability Council of...
December 23, 2025 Energy Current

FERC Opens New Paths for Co-Located Loads in PJM: What Data Center and Power Generation Developers Need to Know

Key Takeaways FERC has ordered PJM to overhaul its tariff framework for co-located generation and large loads, finding existing rules...
November 4, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises MUFG in First Financing with Dimension Energy

Foley & Lardner LLP advised to MUFG Bank Ltd. in its capacity as lead debt syndicator for Dimension Energy’s $412 million community solar project financing package that will support a new 134 MWdc portfolio of 25 community solar projects in Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
October 28, 2025 Energy Current

DOE Proposes New Federal Standards for Interconnecting Large Loads to the Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has taken a major step toward addressing a pressing challenge in the energy and technology landscape:...
October 9, 2025 Energy Current

FERC Streamlines Rules with Sunset Provisions: What’s Changing for Transmission Service Requests and Exempt Wholesale Generator Filings?

In short, not much.  On October 1, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 913 (the “Order”) as a Direct...