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  • calendar_month June 29, 2026 @ 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
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  • schedule 90 minutes

Microgrids in Practice: Structuring, Siting, and Regulatory Risk

Interconnection, Tariffs, Contract Design, Data Center Considerations

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About the Course

Introduction

This CLE webinar will examine microgrids as a practical resilience and reliability strategy. Microgrids are also increasingly a transaction and regulatory problem for outside counsel, in-house, and public-sector attorneys. As data center development increases, the need for independent resilience and reliability grows, and practitioners are engaging in microgrid projects as a result.

Description

The panel will define what makes a system a microgrid, including defined electrical boundaries, controls, and grid-connected vs. islanded operation, and will translate those technical attributes into legal structure.  Microgrid projects raise numerous questions, including utility jurisdiction, franchise boundaries, interconnection and upgrade cost, tariff treatment, and whether a multi-property configuration may risk undertaking a regulated utility status or similar constraints.

Listen as our panel provides practical guidance on structuring microgrid projects; negotiating interconnection, tariff, and related agreements; and documenting a record that holds up to challenges and post-project disputes. 

Presented By

George Cannon
Partner
Hogan Lovells

For decades, Mr. Cannon has advised clients with a holistic view of the energy transition space and the ability to apply his comprehensive knowledge of the U.S. power sector from regulatory, markets, policy, commercial, and transactional perspectives. His career progressed parallel to the evolution of the U.S. power sector, allowing him to develop a broad-based practical “know-how” on all issues arising under the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA), and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). Mr. Cannon's vast experience also includes advising clients on behind-the-meter (BTM) structures, including data centers co-located with generation resources.

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Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


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    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Monday, June 29, 2026

  • schedule

    1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT

I. Introduction: microgrids 101

A. Definition, boundaries, controls, and islanding

B. Typical assets: solar, storage, generators, load management

C. Common structures: customer-owned, third-party owned, hybrid

II. Siting considerations

A. Site control, easements, permitting

B. Safety and operational planning

III. Utility interface: interconnection and tariffs

IV. Islanding: risks and rewards

V. Contract structure and finance

VI. Practitioner takeaways

The panel will explore these and other key areas:

  • Microgrid legal structures, ownership/control models
  • Why "islanding" changes risk allocation
  • Interconnection strategy, timeline, and risks; contracting through queue uncertainty
  • Tariff exposure, standby charges, export/non-export design, and curtailment provisions
  • Triggers for public-utility style regulation, handling boundary questions early
  • Contract drafting: EPC, O&M, controls, performance guarantees, force majeure, outage liability, and dispute resolution