SRH Law represents a variety of businesses and associations in state and federal regulation of public utilities, including the regulation of energy and electric transmission facilities, retail sales of electricity and water, and telecommunications. Our attorneys work to stay abreast of new federal and state legal developments affecting state regulation by the Vermont Public Utility Commission and federal agencies. We also regularly help leading renewable energy producers, energy-efficiency service providers, and other clean technology developers make a positive difference in a rapidly evolving economic and regulatory landscape. Our clients include independent power producers and wholesalers, municipalities, and Vermont’s energy-efficiency utility. Attorneys in our energy practice have worked on matters involving virtually every type of renewable energy facility, including wind, solar, geothermal, landfill gas, hydroelectric, and combined heat power (CHP), along with battery storage projects. We can help with:
- Regulatory matters before the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing, Qualifying Facility certification, NEPA review and compliance
- Hydroelectric regulation, including licensing, exemptions, and compliance
- Federal Power Act/PURPA and issues related to federal preemption of state regulation
- Siting energy production facilities on publicly owned land
- Corporate mergers, financing, and acquisition or sale of energy properties and public companies, including structuring, negotiation, and regulatory approval
- Regulatory approval of power purchase agreements, including the handling of confidential business information
- Transmission and interconnection issues
- Regulatory issues associated with implementation of smart grid technology programs
- Regulatory treatment of information services by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Regulatory issues on renewable energy programs
- Renewable Energy Credits and renewable energy marketing claims
