Overview

Winstead advises alternative and renewable energy companies, as well as major utilities, including electricity, pipeline interests, and oil and gas producers.

Winstead attorneys appear before a multitude of regulatory agencies, legislative bodies and other governmental officials including:

• Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)
• Texas Railroad Commission (TRC)
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
• Texas General Land Office(GLO)
• Texas Legislature
• Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 
• The White House 
• U.S. Congress 
• U.S. Department of Energy 
• U.S. Department of Interior

Winstead lawyers regularly seek regulatory approvals for clients and assist in clients’ compliance with local, state and federal regulatory requirements. Once projects are underway, we help clients to recognize and navigate the hurdles facing the operation, transmission and sale of energy produced by alternative and renewable energy projects.

Regulatory representative matters include:

• Landfill Permitting and Methane Projects – Represent owners of Dallas landfills on permitting approval issues and counsel various clients on regulatory oversight of methane gas projects.
  
  
• CREZ – Represented clients on all contested proceedings and rulemaking projects related to the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones both before the PUCT and ERCOT.
  
  
• Environmental Compliance and Guidance – Advise various clients on state and federal laws, specifically statues, rules and policies relating to the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act and the administration of water rights.

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

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