Renewable Energy
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Overview
Renewable energy continues to expand globally, creating opportunities across energy generation, distribution, investment, and infrastructure development. Our attorneys have their fingers on the heartbeat of this industry, keeping our clients informed on the evolution of renewable energy whether they are slow building movements or quick changes. Adams & Reese provides legal counsel, which integrates that industry knowledge with commercial strategy to help clients achieve their objectives.
With deep experience in both traditional and renewable energy markets, Adams & Reese advises clients on establishing, expanding, and investing in renewable energy ventures. Recognized by Chambers USA and U.S. News & World Report, our multidisciplinary team works with utilities, domestic and international upstream and midstream companies, gas storage and carbon sequestration firms, private equity investors, banks, and land management companies.
Regulatory Guidance
Adams & Reese assists both emerging companies and established energy providers in managing the complex and evolving regulatory framework. The firm provides guidance on federal, state, and local environmental regulations, permitting requirements, and contested regulatory matters.
With a strong presence in Washington, D.C., the firm monitors federal agency policies, including developments from the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and other regulatory bodies. Our lawyers also engage with policymakers across the Southeast to track regulatory shifts and advocate for clients’ positions in industry discussions.
Growth, Investment, and Development
Mergers and acquisitions are a major driver of expansion in the renewable energy sector, where even exponential annual growth lags demand. Adams & Reese provides comprehensive counsel on acquisitions, due diligence, contract negotiations, tax structuring, regulatory approvals, and economic development incentives. The firm assists clients with financing, site selection, state and local tax credits, and permitting for renewable energy projects.
If conflicts arise, Adams & Reese provides assertive counsel for contract disputes, accidents, mass tort, and complex or class action litigation.
Defining Strengths
- Biomass
- Energy contracts
- Natural gas
- Project finance
- Regulatory compliance
- Solar and wind projects
- Sustainable forestry
Representative Experience
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
- Represented one of the country’s largest oil and gas producers in developing carbon capture, utilization and sequestration/storage (CCUS) projects in the Gulf Coast area.
- Represented a Fortune 500 bank holding company serving as Trustee of a family Trust that owns a super majority interest in a large tract of land in Louisiana in their negotiations with a CCUS operator interested in using the land for necessary infrastructure, such as pipelines and carbon storage. Adams and Reese represented our client in its capacity as Trustee in connection with the transaction, the first step of which was geological surveys to determine the land’s viability as a carbon sequestration site.
- Assisted a private equity investment group, in partnership with an operator, in the assessment of state regulations and tax incentives in preparation for the construction of a carbon sequestration facility.
Cogeneration and Geothermal
- Provided regulatory advice and contract negotiation for a cogeneration facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, which also involved the use of renewable energy credits and regulatory oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
- Represented a geothermal construction company in the creation of multi-million dollar licensing and construction projects.
Solar and Wind
- Represented a South Carolina utility and transmission provider in a litigation dispute with a solar developer, which heavily involved PURPA and the particulars of PPAs and Interconnection Agreements.
- Consulted the world's largest solar panel manufacturer on site-selection, incentive negotiation, and project specific services as the client looked into developing an advanced manufacturing warehouse and distribution facility in the U.S.
- Assisted a client with negotiating solar option agreements with a power and energy company in the Lower Atlantic Region.
- Assisted a Florida land trust corporation with solar panels issue which caused damage to property.
- Represented a solar energy project development company in conjunction with a public affairs company regarding a pending trade issue before the International Trade Commission that could affect the solar industry.
- Represented a publicly traded construction company in a $500 million renewable energy retrofit project.
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