Data Center Project Development

Representative Energy Project Development Matters

• Representing a developer of a steel mill and co-located solar and storage project in the Southeast on, among other things, the interconnection process and energy supply agreement issues.
• Representing a major international manufacturing company and landowner in the negotiation of a solar ground lease in exchange for Certified Renewable Energy Credits and other consideration.\
• Represented a large renewable energy buyer in the negotiation of a PPA for on-site, commercial-scale fuel cell electric generation with an option to convert to hydrogen.
• Representing an industrial end user of electric power in the negotiation of a template solar PPA to be used for negotiating individualized PPAs at its manufacturing sites across the U.S. with the same solar developer.
• Representing an international investor in renewable generation projects with respect to interconnection agreements, PPAs, net billing agreements and land agreements for multiple solar projects in the Northeast.
• Representing an international investor in renewable generation projects in connection with EPC agreements, PPAs, interconnection agreements and land agreements for multiple solar projects in the Southeast.
• Representing a major renewable energy buyer in the review and administration of its PPA portfolio, risk management and procurement process reforms.
• Represented an international investor in renewable energy projects in the due diligence review of generation interconnection requests for solar generation projects submitted to ERCOT and Texas transmission owners as well as related feasibility, system impact and facility studies conducted with respect thereto.
• Represented an international investor with respect to interconnection agreements, EPC agreements and PPAs for Texas solar generation projects. Ten BakerHostetler attorneys recognized as Law360
• Represented a developer of multiple wind farm projects in the negotiation of EPC agreements, PPAs and interconnection agreements, and in developing a North American Electric Reliability Corp. compliance program.
• Represented a developer in permitting and regulatory matters related to the development and construction of a 377 MW solar generation project in California.
• Negotiating REC purchase and sale agreement on behalf of an industrial buyer purchasing biogas.

Representative Energy Transactional Matters

• Representing an operator of two 750-plus MW gas-fired electric generation plants in negotiating PPAs for each with a retail electric provider.
• Representing a developer of an 85 MW AC PV solar and 160 MW AC battery energy storage system in the negotiation of a long-term PPA to serve a steel mill.
• Representing a petroleum refining company in the negotiation of a long-term PPA and ground lease with a developer of a 27 MW DC PV solar and 15 MW DC battery energy storage system.
• Representing an industrial end user in the negotiation of a template solar PPA to be used for negotiating individualized PPAs at its manufacturing sites across the U.S. with the same solar developer.
• Representing another industrial end user in the negotiation of a long-term PPA and ground lease for a 21 MW AC solar project.
• Advised a developer and operator of data center campuses on the negotiation of a long-term PPA with an independent power producer for capacity and output from a nuclear power plant.
• Represented a developer and operator of data center campuses in the negotiation of a long-term PPA with a large investor-owned utility affiliate for the purchase of more than a gigawatt of capacity from various generation resources, both fossil and renewable.
• Represented a developer and operator of data center campuses in the negotiation of a PPA with a municipal utility for all its load.
• Represented a major international manufacturing company and landowner in the negotiation of a PPA and solar ground lease.
• Represented a data center developer in the negotiation of a long-term PPA for on-site, commercial-scale fuel cell electric generation with an option to convert to hydrogen.
• Represent energy marketers with respect to PPAs for renewable energy projects in Indiana, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Oklahoma, California, Texas and Illinois.
• Represented an international investor in renewable generation projects with respect to interconnection agreements, PPAs, net billing agreements and ground leases for multiple solar projects in the Northeast.
• Represented an international investor in renewable generation projects in connection with EPC agreements, PPAs, interconnection agreements and land agreements for multiple solar projects in the Southeast.
• Represented a major renewable energy buyer in the review and administration of its PPA portfolio, risk management and procurement process reforms.
• Represented an international investor in renewable energy projects in the due diligence review of generation interconnection requests for solar generation projects submitted to ERCOT and Texas transmission owners as well as related feasibility, system impact and facility studies conducted with respect thereto.
• Represented an international investor with respect to interconnection agreements, EPC agreements and PPAs for Texas solar generation projects.