Local public affairs for Texas energy projects
Explain what the project means for the people who will live and work near it.
The practical problem
Electric projects meet the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Public Utility Commission. Oil and gas projects meet the Railroad Commission of Texas. Nuclear projects also meet federal licensing. A host city or county can still ask a separate set of questions about land, roads, water, noise, and who is accountable if something goes wrong.
James Dickey brings business experience and service on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee to complex energy questions. Our analysis connects those policy questions to the decisions companies face:
What JD Key does
We listen in the host community, map support and objections, and help willing constituents contact their own officials. Blake Sbrocco stays on that outreach. James and Blake can testify and speak publicly on behalf of clients. We track every contact. Counsel, technical specialists, and any lobbyist already retained keep their work.
Hydrogen, carbon capture, and renewable siting have their own local pattern on the emerging energy page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the local problem for an energy project?
A generation project, a pipeline, or a nuclear proposal can be in front of grid, oil and gas, or federal reviewers and still face a city or county that has not heard a plain account of land, noise, traffic, water, or emergency planning. That local record is the work described here.
How do you coordinate with technical specialists?
We work with your engineers, counsel, and other advisers to explain the project accurately. JD Key handles the agreed public affairs work, including local conversations, support building, and public advocacy.
How is state or federal work scoped?
Texas local government and public affairs is the focus. State or federal assistance can be added on an agreed scope. James Dickey leads that strategy. Blake Sbrocco, Vice President, takes part in local outreach. We coordinate responsibilities with the advisers you already use.
What should we tell you first?
The city or county, the project objective, the local decision date, and the concerns residents or officials have already raised.
Tell us where the energy decision stands
Which city or county is involved? What are you trying to accomplish, when is the decision, and what concerns have you heard?