Polsinelli's Energy and Public Utilities law practice is one of the leading energy practices in the Midwest and has widespread national experience representing energy companies, developers, lenders and investors in connection with the acquisition, development, finance and operation of a variety of energy facilities – including oil, gas and electric facilities and wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and biofuel renewable energy projects.
Our Energy group includes attorneys with a broad range of interdisciplinary experience and depth of knowledge to help you meet your legal objectives. Our vast experience in real estate, environmental, construction, land use, finance, regulatory, business, and litigation issues is an invaluable resource for meeting our client’s objectives.
Whether you need legal counsel to structure your business or organization, to make sure that your energy development is compliant with industry standards and government regulations, to acquire, permit, develop, finance, construct and operate your facility, or to protect your investment in workout and litigation situations, Polsinelli has the broad range of experience and depth of knowledge to help you meet your legal objectives.
For a preview of Polsinelli's approach to energy development projects, click here.
A summary of Polsinelli's energy work includes:
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Polsinelli is fully equipped to assist regulated and non-regulated utilities with a broad spectrum of their unique legal issues. Our attorneys have advised clients on state and federal regulatory issues before the Kansas Corporation Commission, Missouri Public Service Commission, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including regulatory compliance, transmission interconnections, certification proceedings, general proceedings, general ratemaking, mergers and acquisitions, rate tariff applications and rulemaking proceedings.
Energy Group Chair Frank A. Caro, Jr., previously served as General Counsel for the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) and has represented numerous clients in nearly every major telecommunications, electric and natural gas proceeding in Kansas and in numerous Missouri proceedings in the past 25 years. Click on “Notable Experience” in the left margin of this page for more information on the specific transactions.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY/ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING
Polsinelli's Energy Team has worked with both energy services companies (“ESCOs”) and host facilities to contract for energy efficiency retrofits to achieve reductions in energy load, utility costs and greenhouse gas emissions. We have worked on projects in all major building sectors, such as commercial, residential, retail, university, hospital and municipal. Click here to go to the Polsinelli Shughart Energy Efficiency page.
OIL AND GAS
The oil and gas members of our Energy group have a long history of experience in the oil and gas industry and include attorneys who have served as both in-house and outside counsel to a variety of oil and gas companies. Our oil and gas attorneys provide a full range of legal services to clients on all aspects of oil and gas matters, including fuel and power trading, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings, joint operation, exploration and production, litigation and tax structuring in domestic and international conventional and unconventional oil and gas developments. Click here to go to the Polsinelli Oil and Gas page.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Polsinelli is a recognized leader in renewable energy. We represent developers, owners, utilities, investors and lenders in connection with every stage of a renewable project’s development. Drawing on our established presence and historical experience in the energy industry, our lawyers have broad experience in all aspects of the development, financing, operation, and purchase and sale of renewable energy assets, including experience in the wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, biofuels and other renewable energy sectors. For a geographic look at the firm’s renewable energy work in North America, please click here.
GEOTHERMAL
Polsinelli attorneys have worked on both major and smaller scale geothermal projects in the United States and throughout the world. This work has included permitting, land leases (federal and fee), power purchase agreements, drilling equipment acquisitions, contracting, plant design and engineering, right of way and interconnection agreements, debt finance, private equity and securities transactions. Click here to go the Polsinelli Geothermal Energy page.
WIND
With offices throughout the country, Polsinelli attorneys are able to offer services in the key wind energy regions. We are currently involved in wind energy development projects in approximately 15 states. Click here to go the Polsinelli Wind Energy page.
SOLAR
Polsinelli 's Solar Energy team provides a full range of regulatory, transactional, commercial and litigation services to its solar energy clients. Our project experience includes both utility-scale solar projects and on-site distributed generation projects. Click here to go to the Polsinelli Solar Energy page.
BIOENERGY
Polsinelli attorneys have advised clients on developing, permitting and financing projects in all facets of the Bioenergy industry.
Our experience includes drafting and negotiating project documents, tax planning and optimization, utilizing grant and loan guarantee programs, and general permitting and finance considerations. Click here to go to the Polsinelli Bioenergy page.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY/ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING
Polsinelli's Energy Team has worked with both energy services companies (“ESCOs”) and host facilities to contract for energy efficiency retrofits to achieve reductions in energy load, utility costs and greenhouse gas emissions. We have worked on projects in all major building sectors, such as commercial, residential, retail, university, hospital and municipal. Click here to go to the Polsinelli Shughart Energy Efficiency page.
