Renewable Energy Insights, published by Troutman Pepper Locke, focuses on legal and regulatory developments affecting the renewable energy sector. The blog covers topics such as tax incentives including the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC), legislative impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act and related energy policies, carbon capture credits under Section 45Q, and advanced manufacturing credits. It also addresses project finance trends, energy storage technologies, domestic content requirements, and compliance with prevailing wage and apprenticeship rules. The blog provides analysis relevant to project developers, investors, and legal practitioners involved in renewable energy projects and policy implementation.
New York Partner Justin Boose will serve as a panelist for an upcoming webinar, “Energy Storage Projects,” scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, at 1:00pm-EDT.
This CLE webinar will provide energy counsel guidance on effective methods in financing energy storage projects…
Troutman Sanders Capital Projects & Infrastructure Partner, Justin Boose, will moderate a panel providing insight into Solar and Power markets during the Solar Power Finance and Investment Summit 2019 at The Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on March 19 – 21, 2019.…
In most M&A transactions, material adverse effects (MAE) clauses, are utilized in representations and warranties and closing conditions as a risk allocation tool and to narrow diligence issues. MAEs are rarely expected to be operative or used by one party…
On February 11, 2019, a group of seventeen Democrat United States Senators and Senator Bernie Sanders wrote a letter (the “2019 Letter”) to FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee urging FERC to adopt a rule requiring Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs”) and Independent
…
Below are summaries of the noteworthy decisions, laws and requirements impacting the commercial lending industry which occurred or took effect in 2018. Please feel free to contact us for additional information or details on any of the items listed below…
The first offshore wind facility, the Block Island Wind Project off Rhode Island, achieved commercial operation in 2016. Since then, development efforts have stalled, with developers abandoning[i] early stage projects unable to overcome permitting challenges. But a recent spate…
Troutman Sanders Capital Projects & Infrastructure Partner, John Leonti, will moderate a panel providing insight into the future of renewable energy projects during the Projects and Money 2019 Conference at The Roosevelt New Orleans on January 14 – 16,…
Troutman Sanders’ client, Alterra Power Corp. (Alterra), won the Renewable Energy M&A Deal of the Year award for its $1.1 billion acquisition by Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (Innergex). Alterra is a diversified renewable power generation company based in Canada, and…
Troutman Sanders LLP has authored the 2019 Alternative Energy & Power Guide for Chambers and Partners. The firm’s Energy and Capital Projects & Infrastructure practices were asked by Chambers to be the exclusive contributor for the section. Associates Jamond Perry and Meghan Mandel and…
On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Second Circuit”) dismissed challenges to the New York zero emission credit (“ZEC”) program, ruling that: (1) the ZEC program is not field preempted by the Federal Power…
