Our Austin-based Texas energy regulatory team serves clients on several large load projects such as data centers and hyper-scale computing facilities. We have provided or are currently providing expert Texas electricity regulatory advice to:
- a large competitive generation company to support development of, and behind-the-meter electricity service to, a very large electricity-consuming facility co-located on a power plant site;
- investors in the development of a large electricity-consuming facility co-located on a power plant site; and
- property owners engaged in land sales or leases and other agreements to facilitate development of co-located power generation and large electricity-consuming facilities.
Our Texas electricity regulatory attorneys successfully support these types projects because we thoroughly understand the law as it applies to each type of local utility (investor-owned, municipal, and co-operative) and we know what types of arrangements may be used to lawfully provide behind-the-meter service to a large load facility in each of those types of utility’s service areas. We are familiar with the agreements that document these types of projects and support the regulatory components of developing those agreements or conducting diligence for investors.
Our Texas regulatory lawyers have, among them, over 100 years of experience working in the electricity regulatory arena. These lawyers have substantial experience as general counsels of major utilities, competitive generators and retailers, and competitive telecommunications providers in Texas. Our lawyers have also worked at high levels inside Texas regulatory bodies and state government. Thus, we have deep understanding of how the regulatory environment affects both private and public actors.
Our attorneys provide creative and workable solutions to enable such service and to support the demand for fast development of these large-load projects.
In addition to knowing the law, our attorneys have deep and broad personal relationships in the power industry, within competitive and regulated companies, the Public Utility Commission, and at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
We understand the ERCOT large-load interconnection process and work collaboratively with technical experts to drive projects forward.
We engage quickly and work efficiently to facilitate our clients’ objectives in an ever-changing regulatory environment. For more information on how Butler Snow supports clients throughout the energy industry, visit our Energy Industry Team.
