Couch White LLP

Energy, Renewable Energy Transactions

Of Counsel

Peter has specialized in Energy and Construction Law for more than 45 years. He has an extensive background in unregulated and regulated electricity and gas together with renewable energy.   He has helped clients successfully develop energy projects and assists clients to prepare and negotiate power purchase and energy performance agreements and provides advice on relevant laws, regulations and relevant custom and practices.

He regularly advises clients on renewable energy, distributed generation, microgrids, CHP, residential electric submetering, landfill gas or animal waste bio-methane (including dairy farm digester to biogas to renewable natural gas projects), solar, energy conservation projects, demand side management and energy-related financings.  He has appeared before regulatory agencies and has experience with a wide range of issues related to electricity, natural gas and steam and representing clients as to utility rate regulation. His experience also includes baseload privately and utility-owned electricity generation plants. On the construction side, his practice experience covers energy related construction.

Peter speaks and writes regularly on energy-related issues at national and New York State conferences and other events.

American Bar Association New York State Bar Association New York City Bar Association, Energy Law Committee

Bishop’s University, Canada, B.A., 1970; Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1973