Steptoe’s premier energy practice crafts solutions for a broad set of clients navigating the energy transition. With both Chambers Global and Chambers USA consistently ranking Steptoe’s electric power practice as top in the country with Band 1 designation, Steptoe is a go-to firm for leading energy producers, transporters, and marketers seeking experienced counsel related to the rapidly changing energy landscape.
Our clients span industries from renewable generation to energy carriers and anchor our extensive practice representing clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state public utility commissions—as well as the courts and Congress.
We not only help clients understand new laws and regulations but also bring to bear deep knowledge of the global energy industry, political environment, relevant stakeholders, and energy markets. Our seasoned energy transition team helps clients foresee and prepare for the challenges—and opportunities—on the horizon.
We are committed to helping our clients achieve their goals in a constantly evolving industry.
Our team assists clients across an array of generation resources, including renewable and low-carbon generation. We advise on a broad set of issues relevant to the sector, from cutting-edge offshore wind to generator retirement and replacement, as well as interconnection procedures and agreements.
Our energy attorneys are experienced in all manner of electric transmission matters, including transmission rates and cost allocation—with a particular focus on the energy transition aspects of those issues. We represent clients before FERC and RTOs/ISOs as rules related to transmission planning and interconnection evolve during the energy transition.
Our team offers clients solutions related to opportunities throughout the growing hydrogen economy. We are well-versed in hydrogen pipeline regulation as well as new tax credits and subsidies spurring the development of new hydrogen projects.
We counsel clients on the effect of the energy transition on legal requirements stemming from the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), and we have successfully represented clients in front of FERC and state public utility commissions in matters related to those requirements. We also advise on competition and jurisdictional issues surrounding emerging markets for distributed resources, including battery storage, and we represent clients in connection with matters related to FERC Orders No. 841, 872, and 2222.
Our leading practice focused on carbon capture and sequestration (CCUS) has been involved with implementation of section 45Q and regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance since the passage of the section 45Q tax credit in 2009. Steptoe attorneys were directly involved in the passage of legislation in 2018 to amend the tax credit to create greater incentives and expand it to utilization, as well as in implementing these amendments in regulations and other guidance. We are working with clients to structure sequestration projects and tax equity partnerships to take advantage of the section 45Q credit, including advising on qualification for the credit, reviewing and submitting life cycle analysis reports, drafting sequestration agreements and other contracts in support of tax equity structures, and negotiating and drafting tax equity agreements with counterparties.
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Rye Development Selected to Receive $81 Million for Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project
March 22, 2024
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February 16, 2024
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November 16, 2023
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Law360 and The National Law Journal Speak to Chris Zentz About Joining Steptoe
August 24, 2023
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August 22, 2023
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Steptoe Receives 16 Practice, 40 Individual Mentions in Chambers Global 2023
February 21, 2023
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EU Chemicals and Sustainability Conference
June 19, 2023
Speakers: Ruxandra Cana, Eléonore Mullier, Darren Abrahams, Zanda Romata, Tom Gillett, Roman Spangenberg, Joan Baughan, Robert L. Shuftan
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Staying Ahead of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
May 16, 2023
Speakers: Eléonore Mullier, Joseph Dages, Surya Kundu, Zanda Romata
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Fourth Annual Regulatory Symposium: Inflation-Killers?
November 10, 2022
Speakers: Shaun Boedicker, Ruxandra Cana, Pantelis Michalopoulos, Tim Strafford, Michael L. Weiner