Microgrids in Practice: Structuring, Siting, and Regulatory Risk

This CLE webinar will examine microgrids as a practical resilience and reliability strategy. Microgrids are also increasingly a transaction and regulatory problem for outside counsel, in-house, and public-sector attorneys. As data center development increases, the need for independent resilience and reliability grows, and practitioners are engaging in microgrid projects as a result.

The panel will define what makes a system a microgrid, including defined electrical boundaries, controls, and grid-connected vs. islanded operation, and will translate those technical attributes into legal structure.  Microgrid projects raise numerous questions, including utility jurisdiction, franchise boundaries, interconnection and upgrade cost, tariff treatment, and whether a multi-property configuration may risk undertaking a regulated utility status or similar constraints.

Listen as our panel provides practical guidance on structuring microgrid projects; negotiating interconnection, tariff, and related agreements; and documenting a record that holds up to challenges and post-project disputes.