Renewable Energy Storage: Drafting Contracts for Project Implementation, Navigating Co-Location Challenges, Mitigating Risks
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will guide energy counsel on the legal issues involved in the implementation of energy storage projects. The panel will discuss the markets, regulatory landscape, and legal challenges with energy storage, including obstacles that may arise when co-locating battery projects with wind and solar, and provide tips on how to draft and negotiate contracts for the implementation of such projects.
Outline
- Energy storage markets, economics, and regulatory landscape
- Contracting for energy storage projects
- Types of contracts and contract structure
- Warranties
- Co-location of battery projects with wind and solar
- Whether to co-locate
- Key issues
Benefits
The panel will review these and other essential matters:
- How is energy storage being used today?
- What are counsel's key considerations when determining whether to co-locate renewable energy storage?
- How does the size of a renewable project impact the legal risks and challenges of energy storage?
Faculty
Luke Edney
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US
Mr. Edney is a projects lawyer focusing on project development, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He has... | Read More
Mr. Edney is a projects lawyer focusing on project development, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He has significant experience working with conventional and renewable energy project developers, petrochemical companies and contractors on the acquisition, development and disposal of projects. Mr. Edney's experience extends to battery storage, wind, solar, carbon capture, microgrids, LNG, infrastructure (including ports, highways, rail, pipelines, high-voltage transmission) and conventional thermal power.
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Caileen Kateri (Kat) Gamache
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US
Ms. Gamache works with project developers, investors, utilities and financial marketers to find solutions to complex... | Read More
Ms. Gamache works with project developers, investors, utilities and financial marketers to find solutions to complex energy regulatory issues, develop ideas into operational projects, draft and negotiate material contracts and close deals. She routinely represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, state regulatory agencies, Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators) on matters arising under federal and state statutes and implementing regulations, including the Federal Power Act, the Natural Gas Act, the Natural Gas Policy Act, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
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William H. Holmes
Partner
K&L Gates
Mr. Holmes focuses his practice in the area of energy and infrastructure projects and transactions with an emphasis on... | Read More
Mr. Holmes focuses his practice in the area of energy and infrastructure projects and transactions with an emphasis on wind energy, solar energy, hydroelectric power, geothermal, biomass, natural gas, carbon offsets, and energy storage. His experience extends into corporate transactions, water law, and real estate law. Mr. Holmes also advises clients in negotiating major power purchase agreements, acquisition and sale of energy projects, EPC agreements, O&M agreements, fuel supply, and energy project development agreements.
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