Overview
Pullman & Comley assists a broad base of buyers, sellers, developers, investors and marketers within the energy sector, including developers of renewable and alternative energy projects, natural gas marketers, energy storage system developers, traditional power plants, and distributed generation projects. Our attorneys deal with every aspect of energy, including project development, transactional requirements and contracting, as well as power purchase agreements and renewable energy credits; regulatory proceedings; rate setting; siting and land use; interconnection; environmental law; real estate; taxation; and business, project and operational finance and litigation.
We have extensive experience before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Siting Council, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and local land use and zoning agencies, as well as similar agencies around the country. We also have experience in the emerging issues of competitive energy pricing and procurement, licensing of competitive suppliers, renewable energy, distributed generation, conservation and load management, metering and transmission enhancements and biofuels.
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- 2022
Our Real Estate attorneys represented the landlord in connection with the preparation and negotiation of a ground lease with Vineyard Wind LLC to allow it to develop its hub to support the construction of its Park City Wind farm. This project will develop up to 1,200 MW of offshore wind energy and crate as many as 12,000 direct, indirect, and induced full-time equivalent (FTE) job years across Connecticut.
- 2022
Our environmental lawyers have represented an energy project developer that had its project rejected due to stormwater permitting concerns. Pullman’s environmental team worked with the developer and Connecticut’s environmental regulators to renew that permit application and bring the project into development. Since beginning construction, the project has received favorable comments from Connecticut’s regulators.
- 2022
Our environmental team is defending a variety of clients that have had enforcement actions brought against them under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and state and federal waste regulations. The actions could have resulted in millions of dollars of fines being levied against our clients. However, by working with technical professionals and explaining the science behind the alleged violations, our team was able to secure reasonable settlements for our clients.
- 2022
Our energy team succeeded in gaining regulatory approval of an innovative thermal heating loop powered by fuel cell technology that will provide clean, reliable local electrical generation to an urban grid in Connecticut’s largest municipality. In addition, the thermal loop that the fuel cell powers will provide cogenerated thermal energy to local establishments allowing them to retire old, inefficient boilers.
