Chimera represents clients in high-profile litigations, administrative hearings, settlements, and other regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state public utility commissions, and federal appellate courts. Her work includes advising on tariff and rate disputes, wholesale power market structures and operations, generator interconnection, and compliance with RTO/ISO rules.
Chimera handles cutting-edge regulatory work for data centers, representing them in federal and state regulatory proceedings and providing strategic counsel on market participation strategies and structuring co-location arrangements.
Chimera also supports commercial transactions involving energy assets by conducting regulatory due diligence for acquisitions and financings of energy projects and securing necessary authorizations, approvals, and waivers from regulatory requirements.
Chimera's experience in enforcement matters includes defending clients in FERC investigations involving potential violations of ISO and RTO tariffs and FERC's rules, regulations, and orders, including the prohibition on market manipulation. She is experienced in assisting clients in evaluating potential FERC rules violations and, where appropriate, formulating remediation and/or self-reporting to FERC.
Chimera serves as a committee chair for the DC Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) and sits on the board of directors of the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association and the Foundation of the Energy Law Journal.
