Lucas Fykes is director of energy policy for the Data Center Coalition (DCC), the
membership association serving as the voice of the data center industry.
Lucas has represented community choice aggregation providers, clean energy
companies, and transportation sector clients in administrative litigation, rulemakings,
and other regulatory matters. Lucas’ practice also involved counseling clients on a
range of energy and utility law issues, as well as the development and implementation
of policies advancing distributed energy resource deployment.
Lucas represented utilities and retail electric suppliers before the Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio, Illinois Commerce Commission, and Appellate Courts in rate case,
regulatory compliance, rider, complaint, and rulemaking proceedings. Lucas also has
extensive experience consulting and brokering electric and natural gas procurement
agreements for commercial, governmental, and residential clients.
Lucas served as Chair of the Columbus Bar Association Energy Law Committee, the
Ohio Liaison for the Energy Bar Association’s Midwest chapter, and a member of the
Energy Bar Association’s Taskforce on Law Students, Young Professionals, and
Diversity.