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Represent developer, owner and operator of renewable gas facilities in all aspects of negotiating and documenting the siting, supply, off-take and financing of their renewable energy projects, which produce biogas, pipeline-grade methane and carbon sequestration credits from livestock and food industry waste streams by utilizing an advanced anaerobic digestion technology.
We convinced the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) to reverse its finding that our client had misclassified its workers by treating them as independent contractors rather than employees. After filing an appeal of the original decision, we were able to persuade the MDOL that it did not have sufficient grounds on the facts or the law to prevail at a hearing before the Unemployment Insurance Commission.
On behalf of a group of automobile manufacturers, we worked with a coalition of automotive interests to defeat what is commonly titled “right to repair” legislation, which would have put intellectual property rights at risk by requiring manufacturers to share diagnostic and other proprietary information at prices dictated by statute.
Represented an owner/developer in conjunction with all aspects of a major commercial facility roof top PV installation in California, which at the time was the largest project of its type there. This work included negotiation of Cal ISO grid integration protocols, negotiation with the local utility with which the project interconnects, working with the California PUC on permits and tax credits, and advice regarding federal tax credits, together with associated commercial and financial advice.
Pierce Atwood represented Great Bay Renewables in connection with its $45 million royalty financing of U.S. renewable energy developer Hexagon Energy, LLC. With this transaction, Great Bay gains future royalties related to Hexagon’s portfolio of solar, solar plus energy storage and standalone energy storage development projects. Hexagon’s portfolio currently consists of 43 development projects totaling 5.3 GWac located across 12 states and four regional transmission organizations.
Pierce Atwood advised Great Bay Renewables, LLC, with respect to its $30 million royalty investment in renewable energy developer Nokomis Energy’s portfolio of 77 solar development projects located across seven states. The transaction also includes any future development projects added to Nokomis’s portfolio. The $30 million royalty investment will be made in tranches over approximately the next two to three years as Nokomis achieves certain project advancement milestones.
Pierce Atwood represented Great Bay Renewables in connection with its $30 million royalty investment in Apex Clean Energy’s 195 MWac Angelo Solar project in Tom Green County, Texas.
Pierce Atwood represented Great Bay Renewables in connection with its $42.5 million royalty investment in Apex Clean Energy’s 202 MW Lotus Wind Project in Macoupin County and Morgan County, Illinois. Lotus Wind, a premier Midwest renewable energy project, is anticipated to achieve commercial operations in Q2 of 2026.
Represented Great Bay Renewables in connection with its follow-on $25 million royalty investment in Tri Global Energy’s portfolio of wind and solar energy development projects located across the United States. This is an extension of the $30 million royalty investment that Great Bay made in TGE in early 2019, for which Pierce Atwood also represented Great Bay, bringing the total royalty capital commitment to $55 million.
