2021 Renewable Energy Conference - March 3&4, 2021 Sponsors
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2021 Renewable Energy Conference – March 3&4, 2021 Sponsors Premier Sponsors Klavens Law Group, P.C. Klavens Law Group, P.C. (www.klavenslawgroup.com) specializes in the representation of clean energy and clean technology clients. Our project development clients include solar, wind, resource recovery/waste-to-energy, energy efficiency and other clean energy project developers, investors, lenders, hosts, offtakers, EPC contractors, and equipment suppliers, as well as sellers and buyers of clean energy projects and project portfolios. We serve as start-up counsel and outside general counsel to clean energy and clean technology companies on matters such as entity formation, equity compensation, equity and debt financing, commercial contracts and licensing, and mergers and acquisitions. We are authorities on the interpretation and development of laws, regulations and policies governing clean energy development in Massachusetts, including those concerning solar incentives, net metering, interconnection standards, back-up rates, public procurement and property taxation. Our seasoned legal team draws on many years of large firm, in-house and state government experience to provide client-focused, strategic and cost-effective legal services. McCauley Lyman McCauley Lyman is a renewable energy law firm. We advise and represent business people in their transactions and have particular expertise in the renewable energy industry, including developing and financing energy projects. We help people negotiate contracts, obtain permits, acquire real estate, arrange financings, and buy and sell energy related businesses and their assets. We understand the need for timeliness, cost control, and practicality. Visit our website @ www.McCauleyLyman.com to learn more. Navisun LLC Navisun is a solar IPP organization within the United States that focuses on developing, acquiring, constructing, financing, operating, and owning commercial, industrial, and small utility-scale ground mount and rooftop solar projects. Navisun principals have completed many projects for utilities, municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals, and similar clients, with typical project sizes ranging from 500 kilowatts to 20 megawatts. Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC is a consulting and advisory firm that specializes in objective renewable energy market, policy, financial and strategic analysis. SEA has been a national leader on the analysis of renewable energy policy and markets for 20 years, supporting the decision‐making of more than 200 clients. By providing market, policy, strategic and financial analysis and support, SEA helps its clients develop wholesale and retail renewable electricity businesses and projects; public policies and incentive programs; and market 2021 Renewable Energy Conference Sponsor Bios Page 1
infrastructure. SEA focuses on identifying and helping our clients surmount the barriers to maximizing the potential of clean, renewable energy sources. As a result, the SEA team can bring an unparalleled level of focus, knowledge, experience, expertise, insight and credibility to the challenges faced by our clientele. SEA is known and respected widely as an independent analyst, a reputation earned through the firm’s ability to identify and assess all stakeholder perspectives, conduct analysis that is objective and valuable to all affected, and provide advice and recommendations that are in touch with market realities and dynamics. SEA’s services, practice areas and experience include the following: • Renewable Energy Public Policy Analysis, Development and Implementation. • Market Analysis and Quantitative Modeling. • Financial Modeling & Advisory Services. • Strategy Development. • Renewable Energy Supply, Procurement and Evaluation • Business Infrastructure Development. • Transaction Facilitation, Contract Development and Negotiation Support. • Due Diligence • Green Power Product Development and Pricing In addition to SEA’s consulting and advisory services, SEA provides several subscription services including • Renewable Energy Market OutlookSM briefings: renewable energy credit (REC) supply/demand fundamentals analysis, scenario analysis and price outlook for ‘Class I’ renewables in New England. o In 2018, we launched our New York Renewable Energy Market OutlookSM providing REC supply/demand analysis and price outlook for ‘Tier I’ renewables in New York • New England Eyes & EarsSM and New York Eyes & EarsSM service: We track renewable energy related legislative, policy and regulatory activity throughout New England and New York, providing weekly updates to extend the reach of subscribers’ eyes & ears. We also offer version focusing on distributed energy resources. • Massachusetts Solar Market Study: For the most in-depth monthly insight into and analyses of the Massachusetts solar market including: o SREC-I & SREC-II supply / demand / price forecasting scenario analysis o The SMART declining block incentive program modeling including forecasting the timing of block clearing and integration of storage options o On-call access to the analysis team SEA’s clientele and subscription base is purposefully diverse. The diverse client base with differing commercial interests has long provided SEA with the freedom to conduct objective analysis. Corporate Sponsors Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Adler Pollock & Sheehan is a full-service law firm that successfully combines the depth and breadth of expertise of a large law firm with the advantages of responsive and direct personal service by partners found in smaller firms. With offices in Providence and Boston, the firm features a sophisticated Corporate practice and a nationally-renowned Litigation practice. AP&S has serviced a growing roster of clients throughout New England, 2021 Renewable Energy Conference Sponsor Bios Page 2
across the country, and around the world. Of particular note, the AP&S Energy Group represents generators and developers of energy projects in the region, including renewable energy developers, and helps them address development, regulatory, and permitting issues. We know the players, the issues, and the playing field, and we work with both national and local clients in crafting winning strategies in this complex, ever-changing and highly- regulated environment to ensure the success of our clients' projects. CommonWealth Resource Management Corporation CommonWealth Resource Management Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts, is a developer of specialized alternative energy and waste management projects on its own and through strategic partnerships. The firm also provides project development assistance and consulting services related to projects for resource conservation, recovery and utilization. In recent years, CommonWealth has developed, co-developed, or assisted clients with the assessment, conceptual design, permitting and/or final development of projects using various technologies to recover energy and produce power from such renewable resources as landfill methane, municipal solid waste, wind energy, solar photovoltaic energy, wood wastes, and source-separated organics. CommonWealth also markets verified carbon-equivalent emissions reductions (a.k.a., “carbon offsets”) generated by its projects through the American Carbon Registry, the Markit Environmental Registry, and the Carbon Trade Exchange. Through a subsidiary, CommonWealth owns and operates a facility for generating 3.2 MW of electric from landfill gas collected from the Crapo Hill in New Bedford, Massachusetts. To supplement the landfill gas, CommonWealth owns and operates an anaerobic digestion facility to produce bio-gas from food waste, biosolids, and fats, oils and grease. Daymark Energy Advisors Daymark Energy Advisors provides management and investment advisory services, supported by the highest quality analytics, to the North American electricity and natural gas industries. For 40 years we have proudly served a diverse client base, including electric and gas utilities, suppliers and large end-use consumers, developers and investors, and regulatory commissions and public policy organizations across the U.S. and Canada. We work closely with our clients to help them make the best possible decisions. Please visit us at www.DaymarkEA.com to learn more about our team. Epsilon Associates, Inc. Epsilon Associates, a recognized leader in environmental licensing and permitting for energy projects, is working with developers, utilities and end users throughout the Northeast. Epsilon's engineers, scientists and planners use carefully conceived strategies, focused environmental analyses, clear and concise filings, longstanding credibility with key regulators and effective presentation skills to secure timely and workable approvals for our clients. Epsilon is involved in the environmental licensing and permitting assignments for numerous conventional and renewable energy projects, transmission lines and gas pipelines in the Northeast. This includes Vineyard Wind, many electric and gas transmission projects, the Exelon West Medway Peaker project, and numerous CHP projects. For additional information on the Epsilon's capabilities and experience, please call Dale Raczynski, PE, Principal; AJ Jablonowski, PE, Principal; Rob O’Neal, CCM, INCE, Managing Principal; at 978-897-7100 or visit our website: www.epsilonassociates.com. 2021 Renewable Energy Conference Sponsor Bios Page 3
Epsilon Associates, Inc., 3 Mill & Main Place, Suite 250, Maynard, MA, 01754. ML Strategies, LLC ML Strategies is the government relations consulting division of the law firm, Mintz. We leverage deep experience in the public and private sectors to help energy company clients negotiate complex political, government, and business issues. Our Boston team provides advocacy and strategic consulting on public policy issues in Massachusetts and throughout New England. Our Washington, DC team specializes in federal government relations, developing creative legislative and regulatory strategies that enable our clients to respond to emerging federal policy challenges and opportunities. Ørsted The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, bioenergy plants and innovative waste-to-energy solutions and provides smart energy products to its customers. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,080 people. Ørsted’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2018, the group’s revenue was DKK 76.9 billion (EUR 10.7 billion). For more information on Ørsted, visit orsted.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind delivers clean, renewable energy along the US Eastern Seaboard. The company operates Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm, and has a comprehensive geographic coverage with the largest pipeline of development capacity, totaling over 8GW in seven states. It is jointly headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island and employs over 75 people. Power Advisory LLC Power Advisory is a management consulting firm that focuses on the electricity sector. We specialize in electricity market analysis and strategy, power procurement, policy development, regulatory and litigation support, market design and project feasibility assessment. Our geographic focus is the US Northeast and Canada. We have offices in Boston, Toronto and Calgary. We advise clients on opportunities offered and risks posed by the US Northeast power markets. This includes assessments of the various renewable energy certificate, energy, capacity and ancillary service markets. We regularly called upon to develop price forecasts for these markets and assist clients evaluate electricity sector investment opportunities in them. Robinson+Cole Robinson & Cole, LLP (Robinson+Cole), an Am Law 200 firm with eleven offices throughout the Northeast and Florida, provides legal solutions to businesses, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies and from nonprofits and educational institutions to municipalities and state government. The advent of state and national efforts to establish a competitive market for gas and electric service and supply has seen Robinson+ Cole's energy and utility practice emerge as one of the leaders in the fast-changing energy marketplace. Attorneys, lobbyists and analysts in our energy practice assist clients in all aspects of the gas and electric energy industries. Our energy group combines extensive regulatory and legislative experience with numerous legal disciplines vital to a successful energy company including regulatory, environmental, tax, employment, corporate finance, municipal finance, land use, and trial and appellate matters. RTO Insider (Media Partner) RTO Insider™ is your eyes and ears on the organized electric markets, putting you “inside the room” at CAISO, ERCOT, ISO-NE, MISO, NYISO, PJM Interconnection and SPP. We provide independent, objective coverage and 2021 Renewable Energy Conference Sponsor Bios Page 4
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. Want to know more about us? Come to our website (www.rtoinsider.com) and/or check out our FAQ (http://www.rtoinsider.com/faq/). Roundtable Sponsors Downs Rachlin Martin Downs Rachlin Martin’s energy law team is at the forefront of developments in clean energy technologies, which challenge and complicate the regulatory and legal landscapes. Our team provides clients with the full menu of legal and financial services in generation, transmission, site acquisition, and regulatory / commercial developments for regional electrical and natural gas markets. Contact Josh Leckey (jleckey@drm.com) for your next energy project in Northern New England. London Economics International LLC London Economics International LLC (“LEI”) is a global economic, financial, and strategic advisory professional services firm specializing in energy and infrastructure. The firm combines detailed understanding of specific network and commodity industries, such as electricity generation, transmission and distribution, with sophisticated analysis and a suite of proprietary quantitative models to produce reliable and comprehensible results. The firm also has in-depth expertise in economic and financial issues related to the natural gas and water sectors. LEI’s recent engagements span a wide variety of business areas, such as asset valuation and M&A due diligence, competitive procurement, regulatory economics, wholesale and retail market design, productivity analysis and rate structure advisory. LEI has worked extensively in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East, and has a comprehensive understanding of the wide range of financial, regulatory and operational issues faced by the utilities and regulators alike. Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. Shell Energy provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy related products and services to utilities, commercial and industrial end-users, energy aggregators, and oil and gas producers. With annual North American gas sales volumes of over 11 Bcf/d, and U.S. wholesale power sales of 190 million MWh, Shell Energy is one of the largest energy suppliers in North America. Shell Energy's key product offerings include natural gas and power marketing, trading, risk products, asset and supply management, and structured products. These products are delivered by an integrated delivery system supported by some of the most skilled energy professionals in the world. Shell Energy North America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) and operates as a part of the global Shell Trading network. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices located throughout North America. 2021 Renewable Energy Conference Sponsor Bios Page 5
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