Arnold & Porter continues to handle a host of work in the electric power industry, ranging from administrative litigation before FERC to generation and transmission projects. The firm’s recent work includes disputes in the hydropower sector as well as developing and filing market reforms pertaining to the capacity market. Washington DC’s Sandra Rizzo represents clients before federal authorities and advises them on regulatory and compliance matters. Acting for clients in organized wholesale electric markets, Andrea Kearney stands out for her FERC expertise and is also well versed in the regulatory aspects of transactions and financings within the energy space.
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Key clients
- Vitol Inc.
- Vitol PA Wind Marketing LLC
- Vitol Solar I LLC
- Vitol Wind I, LLC
- SK ecoplant Co. Ltd.
- Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC
- Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC
- MN8 Energy, LLC
- Illinois Municipal Electric Agency
- Global Lithium Energy Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised Vitol, which stands to receive a portion of the penalty revenues of the penalties imposed by PJM due to entities with capacity supply obligations failing to perform during Winter Storm Elliott in December 2022, based on its renewable portfolio’s net positive performance during the storm.
- Advised Illinois Municipal Energy Agency on its attempt to receive guaranteed cost-based compensation for its Rush Island facility, the costs of which would be funded by IMEA and others in the region.
- Advised Samsung SDI on a partnership with Stellantis N.V. to invest approximately $2.5bn and create 1,400 new jobs associated with an EV battery plant to be constructed in Kokomo, Indiana.
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Practice head
Sandra Rizzo
Other key lawyers
Andrea Kearney