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Energy Efficiency
Driving markets; creating liquidity
Whether you are seeking to
- create new markets for the deployment of energy efficiency projects and services
- develop the installation of energy conservation measures (ECMs)
- finance individual or pooled portfolios of ECM projects through taxable or tax-exempt bonds, warehouse lines and structured finance
- negotiate with public entities for Energy Savings Performance Contracts or Shared Savings Agreements
our team understands and guides clients on the existing and emerging structures available to scale energy efficiency.
We help clients manage
- Utility program design, procurement and contracting
- Government relations endeavors in the United States for expanded delivery
- Permitting, environmental compliance, and risk mitigation
- Emerging financing structures
- Data privacy and use management
- Commercial disputes involving project deployment and commercial transactions
Interdisciplinary team provides transactional, government affairs and litigation perspectives
- Former in-house counsel of publicly traded energy efficiency company
- Government affairs attorneys and professionals
- Public and private debt and equity finance attorneys
- Energy M&A attorneys
- Environmental, real estate, finance, and tax perspectives
- Former General Counsel of multinational construction company
- Litigators to anticipate issues and tackle disputes
Our clients span the energy efficiency sector
- Utility program administrators
- Energy service companies
- Energy technology companies
- Energy efficiency equity providers and related financial institutions
- National, regional, local banks
Our energy group services help you
- Manage ECM deployments across public entities and utility service territories – including Energy Service Performance Contracts, Pay-for-Performance Agreements, Shared Savings Agreements and similar emerging structures
- License or acquire energy technologies to drive ECM adoption – including data analytics, energy management and energy monitoring
- Finance ECMs – including Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, Qualified Energy Conversation Bonds, revolving loan programs, warehouse facilities and structured financing
- Navigate regulatory requirements for ECM program administration – including Government Affairs initiatives and compliance with existing regulations
- Negotiate transactions and joint venture deals – working with a legal team with practical business sense and a deep understanding of and experience with energy efficiency finance
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
- Represented national energy service company in government affairs efforts to increase market opportunities
- Represented national energy efficiency company in negotiations with utilities and financing parties for scaled ECM deployments
- Advised major municipality in commercial PACE program
- Advised state in revolving loan program for energy efficiency
- Advised issuer in Qualified Energy Conservation Bond financing of energy efficiency project
- Represented publicly traded energy efficiency company in sale of four divisions
- Represented energy efficiency company in data privacy policies and procedures
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
We help clients manage
- Utility program design, procurement and contracting
- Government relations endeavors in the United States for expanded delivery
- Permitting, environmental compliance, and risk mitigation
- Emerging financing structures
- Data privacy and use management
- Commercial disputes involving project deployment and commercial transactions
Interdisciplinary team provides transactional, government affairs and litigation perspectives
- Former in-house counsel of publicly traded energy efficiency company
- Government affairs attorneys and professionals
- Public and private debt and equity finance attorneys
- Energy M&A attorneys
- Environmental, real estate, finance, and tax perspectives
- Former General Counsel of multinational construction company
- Litigators to anticipate issues and tackle disputes
Our clients span the energy efficiency sector
- Utility program administrators
- Energy service companies
- Energy technology companies
- Energy efficiency equity providers and related financial institutions
- National, regional, local banks
Our energy group services help you
- Manage ECM deployments across public entities and utility service territories – including Energy Service Performance Contracts, Pay-for-Performance Agreements, Shared Savings Agreements and similar emerging structures
- License or acquire energy technologies to drive ECM adoption – including data analytics, energy management and energy monitoring
- Finance ECMs – including Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, Qualified Energy Conversation Bonds, revolving loan programs, warehouse facilities and structured financing
- Navigate regulatory requirements for ECM program administration – including Government Affairs initiatives and compliance with existing regulations
- Negotiate transactions and joint venture deals – working with a legal team with practical business sense and a deep understanding of and experience with energy efficiency finance
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
- Represented national energy service company in government affairs efforts to increase market opportunities
- Represented national energy efficiency company in negotiations with utilities and financing parties for scaled ECM deployments
- Advised major municipality in commercial PACE program
- Advised state in revolving loan program for energy efficiency
- Advised issuer in Qualified Energy Conservation Bond financing of energy efficiency project
- Represented publicly traded energy efficiency company in sale of four divisions
- Represented energy efficiency company in data privacy policies and procedures
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
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