POWERPROJECTS

One of Bracewell’s key strengths is the depth of our practice in the power sector. We represent utilities, independent power producers, retail electric businesses, commodity trading houses and investors in a wide range of transactions and regulatory and compliance matters relating to conventional and renewable power sources and transmission. In addition to our large core power team, we have teams experienced in addressing the environmental, real estate, finance, regulatory and tax issues specific to generation and transmission assets. Our depth of knowledge and comprehensive coverage of the power space across the country (in all of the various ISOs and RTOs) sets Bracewell apart, enabling us to provide our clients with superior legal advice.

Power Projects

Alcoa Power Generating Inc.

sale of four hydroelectric power plants with an aggregate capacity of 215 MW located on the Yadkin River in North Carolina to an a� iliate of Cube Hydro Partners, LLC

First Reserve Corporation

long term hedge arrangement to enable the acquisition and financing of the 298 MW Kingfisher Wind Project located in Oklahoma; named “Commodities Deal of the Year” at the 2015 Commodity Business Awards, “2015 Financial Deal of the Year” at the Platt s Global Energy Awards and “Deal of the Year” at the 2016 Energy Risk Awards

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

$298 million sale of 100 percent of the stock of Upper Peninsula Power Company to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners L.P.

Great Plains Energy Inc.

$12.2 billion acquisition of Westar Energy, the largest deal in the U.S. electricity distribution sector in 2016

Southern Company

$469 million acquisition of a 90.1% stake in the 257 MW Wake Wind project

Arabia One For Clean Energy Investments (a project company formed by Hanwha Engineering & Construction Corporation, Ennera Energy and Arabia Trading and Consulting Company)

project development and financing of the Arabia One project, one of seven solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Jordan (called the “Seven Sisters”) procured in Round 1 of Jordan’s renewable energy program; named “Middle East Renewable Deal of the Year, 2014” and “Middle East Overall Project of the Year, 2014” by IJGlobal Middle East

NRG Energy, Inc.

$50 million sale of its majority equity ownership in NRG EV Services LLC (EVgo), the nation’s leading public fast charging network for electric vehicles, to an a� iliate of Vision Ridge Partners, LLC

Rockland Capital, LLC

acquisition of 100 percent of the equity interests in Michigan Power LP, LLC, which owns a 125 megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration facility located in Ludington, Michigan, from a� iliates of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

300 MW Lake Turkana wind project, one of the largest onshore wind farm development in Africa and the largest single-private investment in Kenya’s history; awarded “African Renewables Deal of the Year 2014” by Project Finance International and the “African Renewables Deal of the Year 2014” by IJGlobal Europe and Africa Awards

Brookfield Infrastructure Group Corporation

sale of Cross Sound Cable Company, the owner of a high voltage direct current electric transmission system connecting the New England and New York power grids, to A1A Energy North America LLC, an a� iliate of Argo Infrastructure Partners

Duke Energy Corporation

$2.8 billion sale of its Midwest merchant generation business to a subsidiary of Dynegy Inc., which includes ownership interests in 11 power plants with a total capacity of approximately 6,100 MW, as well as Duke’s competitive retail electric and gas business; named “2015 Strategic Deal of the Year” at the Platts Global Energy Awards

InterGen

gas supply arrangements for a 1,100 MW power generation facility located in Mexico

Our recent notable matters include advising on the following:

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