Carey Olney

I primarily represent investor-owned electric utilities in regulatory proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. My practice centers on contested regulatory matters, including rate cases and generation and transmission CCN amendment proceedings, where I guide the matter from case strategy through Commission decision. My work also includes representation of utilities in federal regulatory proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Prior to entering private practice, I served as an advisor to several Commissioners at the Public Utility Commission of Texas. In that role I advised commissioners on legal and policy issues that shaped Commission decisions That experience informs my practice today, allowing me to effectively anticipate regulatory priorities and assist clients in developing arguments and building evidentiary records that directly address these issues.

I am active in Austin's literary and animal welfare nonprofit communities. An avocational fiction writer, I support American Short Fiction, a nationally recognized literary magazine, as well as Austin Bat Cave, a nonprofit dedicated to youth writing, creativity, and literary education. I also foster dogs through Austin Pets Alive!, contributing to the organization's animal rescue and adoption efforts across Central Texas.