Renewable Energy Projects: Siting and Permitting Legal Challenges
Selecting the Site, Choosing the Permitting Authority, and Managing Environmental Constraints
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Recorded event now available
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to companies participating in renewable energy projects to understand and navigate the challenges involved in siting and permitting renewable energy facilities.
Description
Demand for energy, availability of funding and concerns over climate change have shifted focus to renewable energy development. However, the remote locations and sensitive environment of renewable resources make siting and permitting of renewable energy facilities difficult.
Counsel must consider a variety of risks—from resource availability to public opposition and regulatory roadblocks—in planning a renewable energy facility.
Facility developers, property owners and their counsel must also navigate a battleground between federal, state and sometimes local authorities to obtain siting and permitting approval.
Listen as our authoritative panel of legal specialists examine the factors involved in selecting the facility site and the appropriate siting and permitting body. The panel will also discuss environmental issues impacting permits for renewable energy facilities and offer their approaches for siting and permitting renewable energy projects.
Outline
- Site selection
- Transmission lines (and other infrastructure)
- Availability of renewable resource
- Regulatory roadblocks
- Addressing public opposition (NIMBY)
- Meeting state renewable portfolio standards
- Environmental constraints
- Siting and permitting body
- Federal authority
- State authority
- Local authority
- Debate over authority
- Environmental issues that impact permits for renewable energy facilities
- Strategies for siting and permitting
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What factors must a company and their counsel consider when selecting a site for a renewable energy facility?
- What are the key infrastructure concerns to resolve before a renewable energy facility can proceed?
- What environmental issues will impact obtaining a permit for a renewable energy facility?
- What approaches can counsel to developers and property owners use for siting and permitting a renewable energy facility?
Faculty
James H. Barkley,
Partner
Baker Botts, Houston
He has been involved in most phases of wholesale and retail deregulation of the Texas electric market. He represents clients facing siting and permitting challenges for their facilities, including electric transmission service providers. He represented large wind developers before the Texas Public Utility Commission that will determine where and how Texas will encourage wind generation development.
William K. Kroger,
Partner
Baker Botts, Houston
He concentrates in litigation involving energy and alternative energy, commercial disputes, personal injury and products liability. He has represented wind generators against claims by environmental group for injunctive relief to shut down construction of wind farm and on numerous disputed controversies before the state public utilities commission.
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Environmental Law Advisory Board
Partner
Allen Matkins
Partner
Loeb & Loeb
Of Counsel
Stoel Rives
Partner
Shipman & Goodwin
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Partner
Arnold & Porter
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Partner
Dinsmore & Shohl
Partner
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Special Counsel
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
Partner
Bryan Cave
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