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The rapidly evolving electric vehicle (EV) market presents electric utilities, EV service providers, private developers, and other stakeholders with several challenges and opportunities. These complex, and often novel, regulatory and legislative issues require constructive collaboration and creative solutions to identify opportunities and maximize benefits. In this video, Troutman Pepper Partner Drew Wooldridge and Associate Josh Combs delve into the key issues shaping the market, and offer practical insights for navigating this dynamic ecosystem.

Join Troutman Pepper Partners Andrea Wortzel and Byron Kirkpatrick as they delve into the burgeoning world of Electric Vehicle (EV) plant development in the southeastern U.S. and beyond. In addition to exploring the factors contributing to the region’s explosive growth, they examine the wide range of permitting and environmental challenges that developers and operators face.

Energy and environmental regulations are often at odds with the speed of technological progress. From renewables to emerging technologies, we understand how to navigate this dynamic landscape. Our 150+ attorney team helps clients to achieve their goals to a more sustainable future.

Claims of ‘greenwashing’ – allegations that companies overstate the environmental benefits of renewable energy and other projects – continue to rise. Troutman Pepper’s Andrea Wortzel, Melissa Horne, and Vaughn Morrison analyze the increase in greenwashing claims and related scrutiny by regulators and the plaintiffs’ bar, and highlight best practices for complying with regulations and accurately reporting environmental and other ESG performance.

While energy production gets a lot of attention, how that energy gets to end users is just as important. In this video, Troutman Pepper’s Brooks Smith and Brian Harms look at natural gas pipelines and other energy transmission infrastructure, including the importance of ensuring infrastructure can meet energy demands, the challenges of aging pipelines, renewable energy and transmission needs, siting and land use concerns, and more.

What is force majeure, and how might it impact an energy deal? In this video, Troutman Pepper Partners Brian Fineman and William Droze discuss key considerations — from risk allocation and assumptions to dispute resolution and reputation management.

Coal ash – the byproduct of two centuries of burning coal to generate power – continues to roil the U.S. energy sector. Troutman Pepper’s Brian Harms and Brooks Smith discuss the dilemmas facing utilities and other energy sector companies in managing the environmental, regulatory, and financial risks presented by coal ash as the U.S. transitions to clean energy sources.

The landscape for utilities and their customers in the power allocation space is heavily regulated. Minimum load requirements, contested rights, and myriad other issues must be understood — and handled effectively — to achieve the desired results. In this video, Partner William Droze and Associate Kadeisha West examine the regulatory and circumstantial factors that play a role in customer choice, and whether utilities should compete for a load.

The capacity crunch brings with it a host of issues and tensions, particularly between the concepts of reliability and decarbonization in the short term. In part one of this three-part series, Troutman Pepper Partner Brian Harms and Associate Josh Combs discuss the practical considerations and current opportunities that utilities, developers, and other stakeholders should consider as the country transitions to stronger decarbonization goals while still keeping the lights on.

The IRA presents new and unique opportunities to utilities, and leveraging these economic benefits may be a game changer for the entire marketplace. In this video, Troutman Pepper Associates Josh Combs and Charlie Suessmith consider the landscape and how it may impact utilities.

Energy is one of the most highly regulated industry sectors in the United States. To succeed, you need counsel who are ahead of the curve on legislation as well as FERC and state regulatory policy and enforcement. Our 150+ attorney team lives and breathes energy regulation every day.

Recent rulemaking on cybersecurity by the FERC underscores the importance of managing grid stability and security. In this video, Troutman Pepper Associates Miles Kiger and Jennifer Panahi discuss FERC’s new rate incentives and their eligibility requirements for public and nonpublic utilities as well as transmission owners.

As RNG gains momentum, it is important to consider the factors that may impact a producer or investor’s decision to enter the market. In this video, Troutman Pepper Partner Daniel Archuleta and Associate Russell Kooistra explore the benefits, risks, and additional considerations for industry players as they look to incorporate RNG into their business models.

As expanded opportunities such as tax incentives continue to impact the landscape, it is important to understand the fundamentals – such as the players, their roles, and their relative risk profiles. In this video, Troutman Pepper Partner Marc Machlin and Associate Katherine O’Konski explore the current business and legal issues affecting distributed generation and transmission.

In this episode of our show, Hydrogen Industry’s Present and Future, Gregory Len and Daniel Archuleta, together with Wes Hansen from Ivys Energy Solutions, explore the current landscape for hydrogen, its uncertain pathway to growth, as well as key considerations stakeholders should understand about the future of the hydrogen market.

What is renewable natural gas, and what opportunities does it present? In this video, Troutman Pepper Partners Andrew Thurmond and Clayton De Arment explain the mechanics of making RNG, the various market participants and their monetization strategies, the key business agreements involved with bringing RNG to market, and considerations such as investment tax credits and environmental risks.

As the U.S. electricity sector continues to evolve, so too do regional electricity markets across the country. In this video, Troutman Pepper Partners Adrienne Thompson and Chris Jones provide a thorough overview of these market differences to help clients consider their investment and participation options.

From the genesis of the popular Battery + Storage Podcast to the current interconnection issues, Troutman Pepper Partners Amie Colby and Bill Derasmo discuss a wide range of leading-edge topics impacting battery and storage that will help stakeholders in the energy sector plan for what’s ahead.

The boost enabled by the Inflation Reduction Act has, to some extent, been counterbalanced by a range of transitional issues. In this video, Troutman Pepper Partners Brian Harms and Fred Wilson discuss these top-of-mind concerns, from interconnection and its impact on project viability to transmission and costly network upgrades.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) changed the game when it comes to battery storage and its qualifications for investment tax credits (ITC). Partners Christine Byrnes and Anne Loomis discuss the eligibility of energy storage for ITC, as well as the rules that apply to co-locating energy storage with other energy property or qualified facilities. Whether transferring tax credits or claiming adders, how can tax equity investors benefit this year?

The availability of transferable tax credits brings opportunities for an investor to reduce tax burden, while also facilitating investments in renewables. How can dealmakers best unlock the potential value that awaits, while also ensuring that risks are minimized?

Greater flexibility in deal structuring, and the ability to sell tax credits, are two of several new options for project sponsors and investors presented by the Inflation Reduction Act. In this video, Partners Anne Loomis and John Leonti offer insights into the various ways investors and sponsors can leverage these and other opportunities.

From supply chain management to the incentives presented by the Inflation Reduction Act, developers and manufacturers face a constellation of issues. In this video, Troutman Pepper Partners Dan Anziska and Vaughan Morrison explore the current state of the energy storage market, and offer strategies and predictions for 2024 and beyond.

The Inflation Reduction Act has ushered in a variety of new products, opportunities, and potential investors. Troutman Pepper Partners Vaughn Morrison and John Leonti discuss the opportunities and challenges that accompany an Investment Tax Credit for storage, including offtake strategies required to render standalone storage financeable by conventional tax equity investors and the pros and cons of pursuing the IRA’s new ITC transfer option in lieu of tax equity.

We help all industry participants – including independent power producers, banks, utilities, private equity funds, and large corporations in every power market across the U.S. Our 150+ lawyers understand what it takes to bring cutting-edge solutions to market, well ahead of the curve.