Powerline Connections

Early to mid-stage development of renewables projects can be expensive. In this episode, learn more about the different type of sources of development capital available to renewables developers, the project or platform criteria for these types of capital, and the challenges to developers and financiers in structuring these products.

Guest Speaker: by Angel Fierro, managing partner of PLEXUS Solutions

McDermott Speakers: Chris Gladbach and Joel Hugenberger

In this episode, we explore how technology is affecting the energy industry. From the industrial internet of things, to investor focus, and even in traditional oil and gas, learn how technology will continue to impact conventional and renewable energy companies.

Guest Speaker: Nadine Herrwerth, managing director at TWTG, and BJ Walker, managing director at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co

  McDermott Speakers: Parker A. Lee and Shawn Helms

Legislative activity regarding renewable energy tax incentives has taken center stage. During this episode, we explore how this will affect current tax credits, the status of the federal proposals and more.

Guest Speaker: Bill Parsons, COO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

McDermott Speakers: Phil Tingle and Heather Cooper

In this episode, we discuss the current outlook of leading lenders in the US renewables and transactions space. More specifically, we explore the state of debt market support for the growing range of renewable power generation and clean energy infrastructure projects, the financing market for renewable projects, as well as the impact of the current supply chain delays and inflationary pressures.

Guest Speaker: Paul Pace, SVP and team leader at KeyBank, and Andrew Chen, managing director at CIT

McDermott Speakers: Robert da Silva Ashley and John Bridge

How will traditional energy companies compete as the world transitions to renewable energy? In this episode, our energy leaders offer insight and assess the future for conventional energy companies, including key issues surrounding decarbonization and current tax credit frameworks.

Guest Speaker: Michael Hanson, managing director of energy transition at Truist Securities

McDermott Speakers: Jack Langlois and Philip Tingle

The Biden administration has placed an emphasis on antitrust enforcement that will create meaningful implications for future transactions, as well as those already consummated. In this episode, learn who the new leaders at the FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division are and how their approach to antitrust enforcement is already changing merger review process.

McDermott Speakers: Kevin Brophy, Lesli Esposito and Matt Evola

The US-China trade war has caused a significant impact on the solar industry, and that impact is expected to grow. In this episode, learn how solar industry leaders are handling the effects of the US–China trade war and how they are preparing for the future.

Guest Speaker: Brett White, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Pine Gate Renewables and Jess Chesney, Assistant General Counsel, Pine Gate Renewables

McDermott Speaker: Carl Fleming

The energy market continues to undergo significant changes as traditional energy funds shift towards green energy. In this episode, we discuss energy transition investment funds, their management teams and their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies.

Guest Speakers: Shawn Cumberland, Managing Partner, Energy Transition of EnCap Investments and Alex Jackson, Director, Quantum Energy Partners McDermott Speakers:  Edward Zaelke and Parker Lee

In this episode, our industry leaders explore how tax legislation may play a role in renewable energy development and what it will mean for monetizing projects. We cover investment tax credits (ITCs), production tax credits (PTCs), section 45Q carbon capture, storage, offshore wind, transmission, direct pay/refundability proposals and tax rates, and more.

Guest Speaker: Carol Wuerffel, Senior Director, Tax at Ameren

McDermott Speakers: Phil Tingle and Heather Cooper

Cryptocurrency consumes huge amounts of energy. In this episode of Powerline Connections, we discuss how the power sector is dealing with the rapidly expanding computing and cryptocurrency industries with executives from Compute North.

Guest Speakers: PJ Lee, Dave Perrill and Jeff Jackson of Compute North

McDermott Speakers: Ed Zaelke and Chris Gladbach