Lawrence A. Weiss has more than three decades of experience providing legal and consulting services to end users and alternative energy providers on electric energy issues. Mr. Weiss’s focus on behalf of Giordano & Associates has included negotiating utility rate reduction agreements on behalf of consumers, counseling renewable project developers on utility interconnection agreements, and conducting feasibility studies on the legal viability of on-site generation.

Mr. Weiss also analyzes federal and state regulatory and policy trends relating to the rise of competition in the electricity industry and formulates strategies to deal with the emerging competitive environment.

Mr. Weiss was previously employed by the Federal Energy Administration and Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Mr. Weiss's professional credentials include:

• Co-publisher of Cogeneration Publications and publisher of the Cogeneration Monthly Letter and Wheeling & Transmission Monthly.

• Co-author of Cogeneration and Small Power Production Manual and Wheeling & Transmission Manual.

• Partner in Power Executive newsletter and member of the Power Value magazine advisory committee.

• Presentation of numerous seminars for the Energy Daily, Gas Daily, and the Association of Energy Engineers.

Mr. Weiss is an active member of the District of Columbia Bar and an inactive member of the Pennsylvania Bar. He graduated from the University of Virginia and University of Georgia Law School.