About the Course
Introduction
This CLE course will guide energy counsel on the legal issues involved in the implementation of energy storage projects. The panel will discuss the markets, regulatory landscape, and legal challenges for energy storage, including obstacles that may arise when co-locating battery projects with wind and solar, and provide tips on how to draft and negotiate contracts for the implementation of such projects.
Description
Solar and wind power are now significant players in the electricity industry, but these projects are not without challenges on the electric grid. Energy storage is a solution to address these issues, increasingly important to project development and grid operations.
With increased focus on energy storage systems, some states have adopted mandates and incentives for rapid deployment. Energy storage impacts multiple markets, each with different characteristics, different regulatory uncertainty, different cost-benefit analyses, and evolving tax incentives. More than ever, projects require close attention to evolving federal, state, and local requirements related to interconnection, permitting, and project safety.
Counsel must understand the different ways that energy storage works, how storage is regulated and deployed, and the legal risks and challenges for projects. What issues should attorneys be watching out for in developing these projects and negotiating contracts for their implementation? What makes battery projects different from wind and solar projects, including newer co-located configurations?
Listen as our authoritative panel of energy attorneys examines energy storage, how it is implemented in the U.S., and how contracts for these projects work. The panel will discuss the risks and legal challenges involved with energy storage and will offer guidance on overcoming those challenges.
Presented By
Ms. Gamache works with project developers, investors, utilities and financial marketers to find solutions to complex energy regulatory issues, develop ideas into operational projects, draft and negotiate material contracts and close deals. She routinely represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, state regulatory agencies, Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators) on matters arising under federal and state statutes and implementing regulations, including the Federal Power Act, the Natural Gas Act, the Natural Gas Policy Act, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Mr. Hollingsworth's practice focuses on the representation of owners and developers in their construction projects, including renewable facilities, distributed energy projects, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, power plants and petrochemical facilities. He has experience with drafting engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), construction, construction management, engineering, operating and maintenance, long-term service agreements and procurement agreements for projects throughout the world. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Hollingsworth was an engineer at a global energy company, where he focused on the development of large scale capital projects. Nearly three of his years at the company were spent working in Papua New Guinea developing a gas processing facility. He has extensive knowledge on project execution, project controls, HSSE and construction management.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Thursday, July 23, 2026
- schedule
1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
I. Energy storage markets, economics, and regulatory landscape
II. Interconnection, permitting, incentives, and safety considerations
III. Contracting energy storage projects
IV. Types of contracts and contract structure
V. Warranties, performance standards, and risk allocation
VI. Co-location of battery projects with wind and solar
The panel will review these and other essential matters:
- How is energy storage being used today?
- What are counsel's key considerations when determining whether to co-locate renewable energy storage?
- How does the size of a renewable project impact the legal risks and challenges of energy storage?
- How do interconnection, permitting, safety, and incentives affect energy storage project development and contracting?
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