2018

Renewable Energy Law

Austin Jan 29-30, 2018 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin
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Live Webcast Jan 29-30, 2018
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PRESENTED BY
The University of Texas School of Law
The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (OGERL)

EVENT SPONSOR
Stahl, Bernal, Davies, Sewell & Chavarria, LLP

SPONSORS
Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
Haynes and Boone, LLP
KE Andrews
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Gulf Coast Power Association
Texas Solar Power Association
The Wind Coalition

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Overview

Join leading attorneys and industry experts in wind, solar and storage for two days of the latest developments affecting renewable energy in Texas and nationwide. The Renewable Energy Law Conference blends law, economics, technology, finance, tax and regulatory policy, and is aimed at industry participants, legal and financial advisors, and key legislative and regulatory policymakers and staff.

2018 highlights include:

A stellar collection of Washington Energy experts, including Dan Simmons, Abigail Ross Hopper, Tom Kiernan and more join Keith Martin in a roundtable discussion on current federal energy policy impacting renewable energy.
What’s New at the federal level affecting the renewable energy market.
The latest updates on FERC, PUC and ERCOT.
Insight on M&A Trends in Renewable Energy, and Due Diligence and M&A for Clean Energy Projects.
Updates on front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter storage.
Valuable information on Community Solar, Distributed C&I PPAs, Innovative Insurance and Risk Management Products, and much more.
2.00 hours of ethics credit.
Opportunity to meet program faculty and attendees during Monday evening’s Networking Reception.

Renewable Energy Law is part of The University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute’s UT Energy Week 2018, a week-long forum for prominent energy experts to provide their insights on emerging energy trends, new technologies, and the latest in energy research. The conference will be held in UT Austin's Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on The University of Texas at Austin campus, Jan. 29 – Feb 2, 2018.

The conference is hosted by UT Austin’s Energy Institute, the KBH Center for Energy, Law & Business, and two student–run organizations – the Longhorn Energy Club and the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Law. The 2018 conference program features a variety of panelists and speakers from diverse perspectives on vital issues in the rapidly evolving world of energy. The conference also features several affiliated energy events including a competition for young energy entrepreneurs.

For more information, visit energyweek.utexas.edu.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Day 1 January 29, 2018
Day 2 January 30, 2018

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Monday Morning, Jan. 29, 2018
Presiding Officer:
McCall Johnson, Recurrent Energy - San Francisco, CA
7:30 am
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am

0.50 hr

What's New?

Hear a lively update on developments affecting the renewable energy market.

Keith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - Washington, DC
9:00 am

1.00 hr

Federal Energy Policy Panel

An esteemed group of Washington experts discuss the many issues in play in Washington including: federally-mandated payments by RTOs to coal-fired and nuclear power plants to keep them operating, import tariffs on solar panels and steel, a rewrite of the US tax code, revisions to PURPA, possible new incentives to rebuild transmission and other basic infrastructure, and rollbacks of Obama-era environmental regulations.

Moderator:
Keith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. Richard A. Glick, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Washington, DC
Thomas Hassenboehler, The Coefficient Group - Washington, DC
Abigail Ross Hopper, Solar Energy Industries Association - Washington, DC
Tom Kiernan, American Wind Energy Association - Washington, DC
Hon. Daniel Simmons, U.S. Department of Energy - Washington, DC
10:00 am

0.50 hr

FERC Update

After the state itself, no agency has more ongoing authority over the deployment of renewable energy throughout Texas than the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This presence undergirds the importance of changes in leadership at FERC since President Trump’s election, and key issues impacting renewable energy integration: transmission development, wholesale market design and its interaction with state policies, and treatment of distributed energy resources in markets and transmission planning.

Allison Clements, Goodgrid, LLC - Salt Lake City, UT
10:30 am

Break
10:45 am

0.75 hr

Public Lands

Hear from University Lands and the GLO with respect to renewable energy leases, agreements, surface waivers, and more, including a discussion of the application process and contract expectations.

Moderator:
Gregory S. Friend, Stahl, Bernal, Davies, Sewell & Chavarria LLP - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Richard Brantley, University Lands - Midland, TX
Kenneth W. Mills, Texas General Land Office - Austin, TX
11:30 am

0.75 hr

Front-of-the-Meter Energy Storage

Energy storage has made great strides recently, in both number and size of installations, in Texas and worldwide. Technology choices are determined by the desired usage and discharge profile desired of the battery, as well as the financial owner’s comfort with the chosen technology. Discuss the current options available, as well as the future of utility or grid-sited storage.

Moderator:
Kate Sherwood, 3M Electrical Markets Division - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Judy McElroy, Fractal Energy Storage Consultants - Austin, TX
Spivey Paup, Recurrent Energy - San Francisco, CA
Kenneth Ragsdale, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. - Taylor, TX
12:15 pm
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Monday Afternoon, Jan. 29, 2018
Presiding Officer:
Peter L. Harsy, KH Law LLC - Chicago, IL
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:35 pm

0.50 hr

Commercial Renewable Energy Procurement

How commercial and industry customers bid, procure, and contract for renewable energy differently than utilities.

Bobby Hollis, Facebook - Menlo Park, CA
1:05 pm

Break
1:20 pm

0.75 hr

Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage

With the growth of distributed solar and changes in distribution systems, energy storage at the distributed, behind-the-meter, level is set to grow over the coming years. Discuss technical, market, and legal issues associated with behind-the-meter storage in the context of distributed solar generation and creation of microgrids.

Moderator:
Scott D. Deatherage, S Deatherage Law, PLLC - Dallas, TX
Kate Sherwood, 3M Electrical Markets Division - Austin, TX
Panelist:
Chris Foster, Georgetown Utility Systems - Georgetown, TX
2:05 pm

1.00 hr

Distributed C&I PPAs: Overview and Trends

On-site rooftop, carport, and groundmount solar generation continues to expand. Hear key provisions of behind-the-meter commercial and industrial power purchase agreements, an overview of the typical project financing and contract structure, and highlights of some of the recent trends and developments shaping negotiations.

Samuel William Porter, SunPower Corporation - Austin, TX
3:05 pm

Break
3:15 pm

0.75 hr

Community Solar

Get an update on new community solar developments in Texas, national trends, and perspectives on program design.

Moderator:
Charlie Hemmeline, Texas Solar Power Association - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Hannah Muller, Clean Energy Collective - Louisville, CO
Ingmar Sterzing, Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Johnson City, TX
4:00 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Free Range Ethics: Where Seldom Is Heard a Discouraging Word and the Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day

A study of recent ethics cases and opinions, which affect business entity lawyers and law firms.

George W. Coleman, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP - Dallas, TX
Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
5:00 pm
Austin Only

Adjourn to Reception

Thank You to Our Reception Sponsor
Stahl, Bernal, Davies, Sewell & Chavarria, LLP

Join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres with program faculty and attendees.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Tuesday Morning, Jan. 30, 2018
Presiding Officer:
Lisa Chavarria, Stahl, Bernal, Davies, Sewell & Chavarria LLP - Austin, TX
8:00 am
Austin Only

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:30 am

1.25 hrs

What’s new with ERCOT and the PUC

Hear what ERCOT and the PUC are up to and how it may impact the renewable energy market in Texas.

Warren Lasher, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. - Austin, TX
Diana M. Liebmann, Haynes and Boone, LLP - San Antonio, TX
Materials By:
Michael G. Grable, Lone Star Transmission, LLC - Austin, TX
9:45 am

0.50 hr

CSPV Import Cases

Explore the CSPV cell and module ‘Section 201’ case before the International Trade Commission and related antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. Discuss the prospects for new or changed import duties or other import restraints.

Harry Clark, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Washington, DC
10:15 am

Break
10:30 am

0.75 hr

M&A Trends in Renewable Energy

Most development projects are bought and sold at least two times prior to beginning operations, and many more are sold once they have operated for a period of time. Discuss current trends in the industry and key issues that tend to arise. The effect of PTC expiration and tax reform on deals will be addressed, and in addition to the sale of single projects. Also, explore portfolio and company sales as well as the acquisition of repowered projects.

Moderator:
Becky H. Diffen, McGuireWoods LLP - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Sandhya Ganapathy, EDP Renewables North America - Houston, TX
John J. Hopkins, GE Energy Financial Services - Washington, DC
Lindsey Wiedmann, SunPower - Richmond, CA
11:15 am

0.75 hr

Due Diligence and M&A for Clean Energy Projects

Learn how to utilize due diligence to identify and allocate risks in transaction documents and determine overall viability of the target.

John F. Young, Clean Law PC - La Grange, IL
12:00 pm
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Tuesday Afternoon, Jan. 30, 2018
Presiding Officer:
Kate Sherwood, 3M Electrical Markets Division - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:20 pm

0.50 hr

Gamification of Incident Response

Explore the fundamental components to incident response planning success, and review the concept of gamifying the tabletop exercise as a way to effectively engage stakeholders in a security incident simulation.

Christie Terrill, Bishop Fox - New York, NY
12:50 pm

Break
1:05 pm

1.00 hr

Innovative Insurance and Risk Management Products and Emerging Trends in the Renewables Sector

Whether you’re looking to finance projects utilizing prototypical equipment and emerging technologies, create synthetic PPAs, or de-risk M&A transactions or tax positions, a host of commercially available products are available to facilitate your strategic goals in an ever changing insurance marketplace. Discuss examples of how various insurance and risk management products have transferred risk and reduced uncertainties that can stand in the way of developing, financing, acquiring or divesting projects utilizing a variety of renewable energy technologies.

Moderator:
Paul Brown, Insurance Risk Partners - Oklahoma City, OK
Panelists:
David S. De Berry, Concord Specialty Risk - New York, NY
Jon Cozens, New Energy Risk - Menlo Park, CA
Michael Grundmeyer, Sompo Global Weather - Seattle, WA
2:05 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Ethics in Negotiation—Civility and Lying

As attorneys, we are faced with difficult attorneys, “spin” in relation to deals, and confusing rules that are supposed to guide our conduct. Lawyers need their own renewable energy to survive the maze.

Thomas H. Watkins, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
3:05 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 January 29, 2018
Day 2 January 30, 2018

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Conference Faculty

Richard Brantley

University Lands
Midland, TX

Paul Brown

Insurance Risk Partners
Oklahoma City, OK

Harry Clark

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Washington, DC

Allison Clements

Goodgrid, LLC
Salt Lake City, UT

George W. Coleman

Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP
Dallas, TX

Jon Cozens

New Energy Risk
Menlo Park, CA

David S. De Berry

Concord Specialty Risk
New York, NY

Scott D. Deatherage

S Deatherage Law, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Becky H. Diffen

McGuireWoods LLP
Austin, TX

Claude E. Ducloux

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Chris Foster

Georgetown Utility Systems
Georgetown, TX

Gregory S. Friend

Stahl, Bernal, Davies, Sewell & Chavarria LLP
Austin, TX

Sandhya Ganapathy

EDP Renewables North America
Houston, TX

Hon. Richard A. Glick

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC

Michael G. Grable

Lone Star Transmission, LLC
Austin, TX

Michael Grundmeyer

Sompo Global Weather
Seattle, WA

Thomas Hassenboehler

The Coefficient Group
Washington, DC

Charlie Hemmeline

Texas Solar Power Association
Austin, TX

Bobby Hollis

Facebook
Menlo Park, CA

John J. Hopkins

GE Energy Financial Services
Washington, DC

Abigail Ross Hopper

Solar Energy Industries Association
Washington, DC

Tom Kiernan

American Wind Energy Association
Washington, DC

Warren Lasher

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Austin, TX

Diana M. Liebmann

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Keith Martin

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Washington, DC

Judy McElroy

Fractal Energy Storage Consultants
Austin, TX

Kenneth W. Mills

Texas General Land Office
Austin, TX

Hannah Muller

Clean Energy Collective
Louisville, CO

Spivey Paup

Recurrent Energy
San Francisco, CA

Samuel William Porter

SunPower Corporation
Austin, TX

Kenneth Ragsdale

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Taylor, TX

Kate Sherwood

3M Electrical Markets Division
Austin, TX

Hon. Daniel Simmons

U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC

Ingmar Sterzing

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Johnson City, TX

Christie Terrill

Bishop Fox
New York, NY

Thomas H. Watkins

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Lindsey Wiedmann

SunPower
Richmond, CA

John F. Young

Clean Law PC
La Grange, IL

Planning Committee

Zeina El-Azzi—Co-Chair

Brightmark Energy
Austin, TX

Brent Stahl—Co-Chair

Stahl, Bernal, Davies, Sewell & Chavarria LLP
Austin, TX

April Rogers—Director

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Steven Baron

Baron Consulting and Legal Services
Austin, TX

Laura Caspari

SoCore Energy, LLC
Chicago, IL

Lisa Chavarria

Stahl, Bernal, Davies, Sewell & Chavarria LLP
Austin, TX

Scott D. Deatherage

S Deatherage Law, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Becky H. Diffen

McGuireWoods LLP
Austin, TX

Maria Faconti

Husch Blackwell
Austin, TX

Gregory S. Friend

Stahl, Bernal, Davies, Sewell & Chavarria LLP
Austin, TX

Michael G. Grable

Lone Star Transmission, LLC
Austin, TX

Peter L. Harsy

KH Law LLC
Chicago, IL

Ann A. Hawkins

Houston, TX

Charlie Hemmeline

Texas Solar Power Association
Austin, TX

Michael J. Jewell

Stratus Energy Group
Austin, TX

McCall Johnson

Recurrent Energy
San Francisco, CA

Byron Kentor

SunPower Corporation
Austin, TX

Stephen Krebs

OwnEnergy
Houston, TX

Tim N. Libson

Trintek Energy Consulting, LLC
Fort Worth, TX

Diana M. Liebmann

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Bonnie McMurtry

Houston, TX

Christine Fernandez Owen

Law Offices of Christine Fernandez, LLC
Chicago, IL

Samuel William Porter

SunPower Corporation
Austin, TX

Shalini Ramanathan

RES Americas
Austin, TX

Lisa Montgomery Shelton

Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
Austin, TX

Kate Sherwood

3M Electrical Markets Division
Austin, TX

Randy Sowell

Lionshare Energy Services, LLC
McCamey, TX

Adam Wenner

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Washington, DC

Roderick E. Wetsel

Wetsel, Carmichael & Allen, LLP
Sweetwater, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Illinois – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

Within 10 days of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will verify the number of Illinois attorneys in attendance within 10 days after the conference and will report your credit to the MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Failure to submit your credit within 10 days may result in attendance not being reported or may result in additional fees being assessed to you for credit reporting. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Kansas – 14.50 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. For out-of-state seminars, the attorney is responsible for submitting the executed affidavit to Kansas Continuing Legal Education within 30 days after the seminar.
UT Law CLE will provide the affidavit via email once you have completed the claim credit process in your UTCLE.org account. You will then return the completed affidavit form to cleinfo@kscourts.org. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Louisiana – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

Nebraska – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Nebraska Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Commission within 30 days after the conference. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

New Mexico – 11.20 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

Oklahoma – 16.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 16.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

TX Professional Engineer – 0.00 hr

This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/pecep.htm

TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – 0.00 hr

To request continuing education elective credit for real estate related courses approved by the State Bar of Texas for minimum continuing legal education participatory credit, a license holder is required to file an Individual Credit Request for State Bar Course.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/CE_CLE-1%2004.10.23.pdf
Use this link to obtain the TREC MCE form for self-reporting your TREC credit. To obtain your Certificate of Attendance you will need to claim credit in your UTCLE account and once claimed you will be able to download a Certificate of Attendance to include with your credit request form.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Illinois – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Illinois MCLE credit, Illinois credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

Within 10 days of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will verify the number of Illinois attorneys in attendance within 10 days after the conference and will report your credit to the MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Failure to submit your credit within 10 days may result in attendance not being reported or may result in additional fees being assessed to you for credit reporting. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Kansas – 14.50 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Kansa MCLE credit, Kansas credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and provide your Kansas Registration number in your UTCLE.org account. UT Law CLE will report credit claimed credit on your behalf to the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission (KSCLE) within 30 days after the conference. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 50-minute credit hour.

Louisiana – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Louisiana MCLE credit, Louisiana credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Nebraska – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Nebraska MCLE credit, Nebraska credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Nebraska Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Commission within 30 days after the conference. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

New Mexico – 11.20 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of New Mexico within 30 days after the conference.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Oklahoma – 16.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Other States – 13.25 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 16.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

TX Professional Engineer – 0.00 hr

This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type in the webcast, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/pecep.htm

TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – 0.00 hr

Key Dates

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin

6505 N. Interstate 35
Austin, TX 78752-4346
512-454-3737
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$149 room rate good through December 29, 2017 (subject to availability).

Book your room online here or call the reservations department at 1-800-347-0330 and reference the group code REL. The online link and group code will be active until the room block is full or the cutoff date of 12/29/17, whichever comes first.

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Daily or Overnight Self-parking: $8
Valet Parking: $18

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Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley’s Energy Industry Team helps clients address regulatory and legal concerns to keep their traditional and renewable source projects on track. Whether you are a company whose core business is energy or you are handling projects that involve some facet of the energy industry, Foley's Energy attorneys are key strategic partners — from due diligence, negotiation, and regulatory approval to closing. We have a long history of successfully managing energy projects and financings, particularly involving renewable fuel sources such as onshore and offshore wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, ethanol, and biodiesel. Our services to the renewable energy market are comprehensive and include permitting, community relations, land rights, equipment procurement, construction, finance, power purchase arrangements, interconnection and project acquisitions, mergers, securities offerings, compliance issues, litigation, joint ventures, and divestitures. We are one of the most experienced law firms in structuring transactions to best utilize the federal production tax credit, the investment tax credit, and the grant in lieu of investment tax credit ― the Section 1603 grant.
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Haynes and Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm serving clients involved in some of the most innovative renewable and alternative energy projects in the world, as well as traditional power generation projects. Our clients benefit from our broad experience in regulatory, environmental and transactional legal work as well as our strategic planning advice with regard to both regulatory and commercial risks. Our lawyers work with start-ups, investors, joint venture partners, power generators, power marketers, retail electric providers, independent power producers and electric utilities. With more than 600 attorneys in offices in Texas, New York, California, Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest law firms in the nation by The National Law Journal.
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KE Andrews

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Renewable Energy Law

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Overview

Event Schedule

Monday Morning, Jan. 29, 2018

Monday Afternoon, Jan. 29, 2018

Tuesday Morning, Jan. 30, 2018

Tuesday Afternoon, Jan. 30, 2018

Conference Faculty

Richard Brantley

Paul Brown

Harry Clark

Allison Clements

George W. Coleman

Jon Cozens

David S. De Berry

Scott D. Deatherage

Becky H. Diffen

Claude E. Ducloux

Chris Foster

Gregory S. Friend

Sandhya Ganapathy

Hon. Richard A. Glick

Michael G. Grable

Michael Grundmeyer

Thomas Hassenboehler

Charlie Hemmeline

Bobby Hollis

John J. Hopkins

Abigail Ross Hopper

Tom Kiernan

Warren Lasher

Diana M. Liebmann

Keith Martin

Judy McElroy

Kenneth W. Mills

Hannah Muller

Spivey Paup

Samuel William Porter

Kenneth Ragsdale

Kate Sherwood

Hon. Daniel Simmons

Ingmar Sterzing

Christie Terrill

Thomas H. Watkins

Lindsey Wiedmann

John F. Young

Planning Committee

Zeina El-Azzi—Co-Chair

Brent Stahl—Co-Chair

April Rogers—Director

Steven Baron

Laura Caspari

Lisa Chavarria

Scott D. Deatherage

Becky H. Diffen

Maria Faconti

Gregory S. Friend

Michael G. Grable

Peter L. Harsy

Ann A. Hawkins

Charlie Hemmeline

Michael J. Jewell

McCall Johnson

Byron Kentor

Stephen Krebs

Tim N. Libson

Diana M. Liebmann

Bonnie McMurtry

Christine Fernandez Owen

Samuel William Porter

Shalini Ramanathan

Lisa Montgomery Shelton

Kate Sherwood

Randy Sowell

Adam Wenner

Austin Jan 29-30, 2018 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin
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