Overview
Parsons Behle & Latimer’s energy attorneys have provided intelligent solutions to our clients in complex energy law matters for more than 100 years. We provide legal counsel and representation to many of the world’s largest mining, manufacturing and commercial entities as well as municipalities, power associations, independent power producers, transmission developers and renewable and co-generation entities in developing and acquiring energy and its associated infrastructure. Our work with clients includes:
Regulated Environments
- Rate cases
- Rulemakings
- Certificate proceedings
- Investigations
- Favorable tariff and rate schedule terms and conditions
- Defense against rate increases
- Distribution, transmission and interconnection agreements
- Obtaining rate decreases for municipal, industrial and commercial energy customers
Deregulated Environments
- Purchasing commodity
- Hedging
- FERC reporting
Project Finance and Development
- Debt and equity financing arrangements
- Identifying tax and other government incentives
- Regulatory processes
- Negotiating natural gas and power supply
- Infrastructure construction and development agreements
- Distribution, transmission and interconnection agreements
- Issues entering power purchasing markets
- Co-generation projects
- Assisting energy developers with organizational structure, financing, permitting and licensing, contract negotiation and operational issues
Civil Litigation
- Civil investigations before municipal councils, agencies, other governmental bodies
- Energy supply contracts
- Construction contracts
- Defense against stray voltage claims
Policy
- Lobbying before state and federal legislative and regulatory bodies
