Energy

Support from extraction to retail delivery

The energy industry is in the midst of an evolution as the world confronts the effects of climate change and the volatility of tapping resources around the globe. The discovery of shale gas reserves in the United States and the development of pipelines to move it are transitioning the country toward greater energy independence, as is the emergence of renewable energy and the means for delivering it. Government regulations are addressing this shift with a push toward renewable energy, creating both opportunities and challenges related to the extraction, transmission and generation of energy in all forms, from fossil fuels and nuclear to solar and wind power. This transformation is also altering the competitive landscape, leading utilities and others involved in retail delivery to explore mergers, new rate structures and other measures that involve state oversight.

We have the local knowledge and experience to provide accurate on-the-ground perspective and assistance for facility siting, financing, compliance and operations in our footprint, and the national experience necessary for large-scale projects. Our attorneys are experienced litigators, former regulators, and active participants in state and local affairs, and provide our clients with valuable insight and contacts throughout our offices.

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Experience

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr attorneys have represented energy clients in these select matters:

Acting as lead Pennsylvania counsel in a $2.65 billion, 123-mile natural gas interstate pipeline expansion project.
Successful defense of appeals of FERC Certificate Orders to interstate natural gas pipeline companies in D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals; other appeals pending in D.C. Circuit and Second and Third Courts of Appeals.
Handling appeals in Second and Third Circuit Court of Appeals of a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification issued to interstate natural gas pipeline companies.
Representing a mining and minerals company in its pursuit of CERCLA contribution claims for costs of cleanup of lead, arsenic and cadmium in soil on residential properties alleged to have been caused by historical zinc smelting operations in Oklahoma.
Handling regulatory permitting, right of way acquisition including condemnation, and appellate matters as lead counsel for a pipeline looping project in Delaware and Pennsylvania for a large energy infrastructure company.
Advised on the creation of a joint venture between a finance partner and two operational partners that focuses on oil and other commodities trading.
Handling environmental, real estate, and oil and gas matters for a large energy corporation’s natural gas assets.
Advising an energy infrastructure investment firm on two different proposed natural gas-fired combined cycle combustion turbine electric power generating stations in Pennsylvania on issues relating to environmental permitting and local land use approvals needed to begin construction.
Advocated for and worked collaboratively with professional planners and politicians on behalf of a utility scale solar developer to draft and pass legislation to allow utility scale solar to be sites in multiple zoning districts (including agricultural zones) in New Castle County, Delaware.

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News

September 26, 2019

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FERC Proposes Major Modifications to PURPA - Some Regions May Be More Affected Than Others

July 29, 2019

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Pennsylvania Court Invalidates Natural Gas Site Restoration Rule. What Happens Now?

July 19, 2019

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Recent Actions Involving the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

May 28, 2019

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Pipeline Team Secures Win on Behalf of Firm Client

February 21, 2019

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Army Corps of Engineers' Memo Update

February 18, 2019

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New WOTUS Rule Published in the Federal Register; Public has Until April 15, 2019 to File Comments

January 28, 2019

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D.C. Circuit Rules That States Waived Clean Water Act Section 401 Authority, Rejects Argument That “Withdrawal-and-Resubmission” of Identical Section 401 Applications Restarts the Section 401 Waiver Period

November 29, 2018

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Development in Client Pipeline Case Discussed in Court House News

Events

No Upcoming Events for Energy

Witmer Presents at the 2019 Energy Bar Association Mid-Year Forum

Recognition

The group includes attorneys who have received the following recognition:

Chambers USA

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Best Lawyers

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