Southeast Renewable Energy

McGuireWoods LLP

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McGuireWoods’ cross-discipline, cross-practice energy industry team brings together legal, policy, energy technology and business experience to meet the challenges our clients face. Our energy industry experience has been recognized for the depth of our bench (more than 100 interdisciplinary lawyers) and the extent of our experience. We have been serving some of our energy clients for nearly 50 years.

We advance our renewable energy clients’ interests by getting deals done, by helping clients successfully and creatively navigate the complexities and pitfalls in this dynamically evolving industry and by maximizing the value of various tax, energy, environmental rules, markets and governmental incentives available to the renewable energy industry.

The Brattle Group

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Energy Exemplar

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Energy Exemplar is the market leader in the technology of optimization-based energy market simulation. Our software suite, headlined by PLEXOS® and Aurora, is used across every region of the world for a wide range of applications, from short-term analysis to long-term planning studies. It is relied upon by hundreds of organizations worldwide to inform multi-million-dollar decisions. Our people continually think of novel approaches and more realistic simulations that enhance decision making, create market opportunities and enable utilities and regulatory authorities to become smarter, more energy efficient and profitable. Energy Exemplar continues to ‘push the envelope,’ being first-to-market with the latest advances in programming and energy market simulations, as it strives to offer the most comprehensive simulation software to its customer base. For more information visit www.energyexemplar.com

Fox Rothschild LLP

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FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP is a national law firm with 950 attorneys who provide a comprehensive suite of legal services in more than 70 practice areas. Our Renewable Energy & Project Development practice group helps clients explore new technologies and market opportunities while navigating the constantly evolving set of laws and regulations that govern this industry. We are experienced in all aspects of renewable energy projects and transactions. We serve a wide range of renewable energy sector clients, including: independent power producers developing renewable energy facilities and selling energy output; operating companies looking to purchase facilities; companies and institutions interested in purchasing renewable energy output from a third-party owned system or utility; and land owners looking to put their real property to use for renewable energy projects. Fox’s other core practices include Bankruptcy, Corporate, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Real Estate and Tax. Individuals and businesses – public, private and nonprofit; startup, family-run and multinational – receive our unwavering commitment to client satisfaction.

ICF

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ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global consulting and technology services provider with more than 5,000 professionals focused on making big things possible for our clients. We are business analysts, policy specialists, technologists, researchers, digital strategists, social scientists and creatives. Since 1969, government and commercial clients have worked with ICF to overcome their toughest challenges on issues that matter profoundly to their success. Come engage with us at icf.com.

Nixon Peabody

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At Nixon Peabody, we create positive impact for our clients, our communities, our people, and our firm. We deliver exceptional service, building and preserving trust while fostering a culture of collaboration, respect, and diversity. Deep industry knowledge, experience, and entrepreneurial spirit fuel creative solutions to the most complex legal problems. And our shared humanity drives our passion for helping others and connects us to our clients and each other.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

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Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm and powerhouse in the project finance market. Its projects group did $211 billion in 448 significant transactions in the last five years. It works in some capacity for most of the major developers who are active in the US market. It is also a prominent thought leader. Its Project Finance NewsWire goes to more than 81,000 people. Issues back 27 years can be found on the firm’s website. Its Currents podcast has had more than 3.2 million downloads in five years. Its periodic live podcasts on topical subjects draw 2,000 to 6,000 people for the live sessions and thousands of downloads for the recordings.

Recurrent Energy

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Recurrent Energy is a leading North American utility-scale solar and energy storage project developer, delivering competitive, clean electricity to the grid. Based in the U.S. with an industry-leading team of in-house energy experts, Recurrent Energy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and functions as Canadian Solar’s U.S. and Canadian project development arm. [line break] Recurrent Energy is focused on bringing low-cost clean energy and meaningful economic development to communities across the United States and Canada. To date, Recurrent Energy has developed more than 2 gigawatts (GWac) of operating utility-scale solar projects, with over 4 GWac of power contracts executed. Recurrent Energy has secured over $13.4 billion in capital from leading lenders and investors active in the energy sector and is actively developing a project development portfolio of over 4.2 GWac of solar and 9.2 GWh of battery storage projects.

SolAmerica Energy, LLC

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SolAmerica Energy is a leading provider of turnkey solar energy and energy storage solutions, based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in the development and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of ground-mount, rooftop, and parking canopy solar systems designed to meet the distributed generation needs of utilities and large commercial and industrial facilities. SolAmerica relies on best-in-class materials, operational excellence, on-time execution, and highly competitive pricing. Since its founding in 2009, SolAmerica has developed or constructed hundreds of megawatts of solar projects in 11 states and over 100 counties.

Advanced Power Alliance

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The Advanced Power Alliance is the industry trade association created to promote the development of renewable energy resources as clean, reliable, affordable, and infinite sources of power. The Alliance is the advanced power industry’s voice. Through our advocacy programs, we work to expand transmission capacity, to increase the use of renewable generation and energy storage, and to facilitate use of this cleaner, cheaper power by consumers, commercial customers, and industry. We are leading efforts to promote policies that treat renewable energy development equitably, and we stand in opposition to anti-renewable energy forces working to impede the growth of clean power in America.​ More information is available at PowerAlliance.org or at [email protected].

JinkoSolar

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Founded in 2006, Jinko is a NYSE-listed global manufacturing leader in PV modules and energy storage. Jinko sells to utility, C&I, and residential customers in 160 countries and is the first module supplier to deliver 100 GW and 200 GW. This includes more than 28 GW in the U.S., where Jinko sells award-winning EAGLE® branded products and services. Jinko is an R&D leader and one of the largest solar patent holders. Vetted by labs, monitored by auditors, and favored by financiers, Jinko is among the most chosen in non-recourse debt financed solar projects. Jinko has one of the largest global vertically integrated supply chains, including a 6-year-old factory in Florida, which employs 600 Americans. The company is a UN Global Compact signatory, the first PV player to join the RE100, and the first PV company to have its net zero goals approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Jinko also manages EAGLE® Preserve, a takeback and recycling stewardship program in the U.S.

National Grid Renewables

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National Grid Renewables, part of the competitive, unregulated National Grid Ventures division of National Grid (NYSE: NGG), develops, owns and operates large-scale renewable energy assets across the United States, including solar, wind and battery storage. As a farmer-friendly and community-focused business, National Grid Renewables develops projects for corporations and utilities that seek to repower America’s electricity grid by reigniting local economies and reinvesting in a sustainable, clean energy future. National Grid Renewables has a robust development pipeline of wind, solar and battery storage projects in various stages of development throughout the United States, as well as geographically diverse operational assets across the country. It supports National Grid’s vision of being at the heart of a clean, fair, and affordable energy future for all. To learn more about National Grid Renewables, visit www.nationalgridrenewables.com.

Gulf States Renewable Energy Industry Association (GSREIA)

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NC Sustainable Energy Association

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The NC Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) is​ a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization of individuals, businesses, government, and nonprofits interested in North Carolina's sustainable energy future. Our mission is to drive policy and market development to create clean energy jobs, economic opportunities and affordable energy that benefits all of North Carolina.

Southeastern Wind Coalition

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Southern Renewable Energy Association

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Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance (VA-REA)

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Energy Central Power Industry Network

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Energy Central is a platform for electric power industry professionals to connect, learn and share in a collaborative community environment. Supported by leading industry organizations, our mission is to help industry professionals connect and advance knowledge sharing for the benefit of the industry. We help the industry work better. Join Energy Central today and be part of a growing community of over 200,000 registered members.

Energy News Network

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The Energy News Network is a nonprofit news site dedicated to keeping stakeholders, policymakers, and citizens informed of the important changes taking place in the transition to a clean energy system. Launched in 2010 as Midwest Energy News, the Energy News Network now offers four regional services with plans to add two more in 2019. Southeast Energy News began in 2015, and Southwest and Northeast Energy News were added in 2018.

Renewables Now

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RenewablesNow.com is а one-stop-shop for business news and market intelligence for the global renewable energy industry.

RTO Insider LLC

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RTO Insider™ is your eyes and ears on the organized electric markets, putting you “inside the room” at PJM Interconnection, MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE and SPP. We provide independent, objective coverage and analysis of the wholesale electric industry’s markets and policymaking, saving you time and ensuring you don’t miss the issues most important to your interests.

Features include:

• Coverage of key RTO/ISO committee, subcommittee and task force meetings. We’ll be there when you can’t.
• Coverage of news events impacting the industry throughout the 35 states managed by the RTOs/ISOs.
• Coverage of state and federal regulatory (FERC, EPA) & legislative news affecting RTO/ISO stakeholders.
• Issue Briefs: Concise summaries of major issues (e.g., Order 1000, EPA’s 111(d) rule).

What RTO Insider isn’t: We are not advocates or representatives. You can trust that our coverage will not be slanted to the interests of any member or membership sector.

What RTO Insider is: A source for both the big picture (e.g. analyses of major FERC rulings and RTO stakeholder developments) and the details (why is Manual 28 being changed and what does that mean to me?)