Overview

Renewable Resources. Clean Energy. Experienced Counsel.

The global imperative of environmental responsibility has ushered in unprecedented development of alternative energy projects. As a worldwide business valued at nearly $150 billion in 2007, renewable and clean energy advances present tremendous opportunities for our clients. Winstead attorneys’ alternative energy experience includes representing:

• Investment partnership in a 4,000 MW balanced-fuel portfolio, West Texas project. This $8 billion public-private partnership combines wind and solar energy, biomass and clean-coal technologies with natural gas fired generation
  
  
• W.E.S.T., developers of America’s largest offshore wind project
  
  
• A seven-state wind industry advocacy group with interests across the South Central United States
  
  
• A major publicly traded natural gas delivery company 
  
  
• The largest retail electric, transmission and generation provider in Texas 
  
  
• Innovators of thermoelectric conversion technology

From Invention to Delivery. Complete Alternative Energy Counsel
Winstead represents inventors, research institutes, universities, developers, utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, investors and lenders, as well as some of the largest energy purchasers, throughout the alternative energy and electricity industry sectors. Areas of our multidisciplinary, integrated representation include:

• Project Finance
• Public and Regulatory Law
• Electricity Regulatory and Industry Counsel
• Government Relations
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Real Estate, Environmental, Tax and Commercial Transactions, and Litigation

Winstead's capabilities cover the wide range of legal issues confronting the development and delivery of clean energy, from tax incentives, grants and patent protections to solutions in energy storage, fuel transportation and electric transmission.

Managing Risks of Bringing New Energy to Market
Frequently, alternative energy programs and projects are capital intensive, politically sensitive and technologically driven. Our Alternative Energy and Government Relations teams apply a comprehensive approach, often drawing upon the firm’s legacy role as counselors to traditional energy and electricity market participants to reduce risks facing alternative energy developers. Our background in renewables and alternative energy matters and technologies includes:

• Wind
• Solar
• Biomass
• Landfill/Methane gas
• Biodiesel
• Clean coal
• Nano thermal
• Fuel cell
• Tidal
• Hydroelectric

Winstead attorneys counsel a wide range of clients, including startups, research facilities, venture capitalists, public private developers, asset-based lenders, financial institutions, utilities, and multinational energy producers.

Winstead also maintains an active, in-depth practice advising electricity market participants and interested parties, including generators, retailers, lending institutions, utilities, cooperatives, municipalities and commercial and industrial electric customers.