Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen LLP announces that Bethany A. Bartlett, chair of the firm’s Renewable Energy Practice Group and a partner in the Real Estate Department, served as a panelist at the Clean Energy Markets & RECs Symposium 2019, on June 6 in Providence, Rhode Island. Bartlett’s panel, “REC Project Finance & Contract Options,” discussed the components of a financial package for Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), as well as project finance and debt and equity options for REC transactions.

Bartlett chairs the firm's Renewable Energy Practice Group and is a partner in the Real Estate Department. Her practice focuses on commercial real estate and includes project finance, the acquisition, disposition, leasing and financing of both developed and to-be-developed properties, including land use, zoning, title and permitting matters, as well as conservation and deed restrictions for the preservation of open space. Specifically, her experience includes representing renewable energy developers in all phases of development including: obtaining state and local permits; negotiation of Power Purchase Agreements with private, public and municipal offtakers; rooftop and ground leases; engineering, procurement and construction Contracts with third party contractors; and Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILOT) Agreements with Massachusetts municipalities. Bethany has a specialty concentration in representing lenders in complex financing transactions, particularly portfolio debt financing for commercial solar development projects which includes Investment Tax Credit investors and various state incentive programs. A frequent speaker on renewable energy, recent presentations include impacts of alternative energy and conservation on real estate law, discussions on solar development on landfills/brownfields, and financing of solar developments. Bethany is a member of the New England Center Energy Center (NECEC) and its solar policy working group.

Hosted by Energy Utilities Consultants, Inc. (EUCI), the Clean Energy Markets & RECs Symposium 2019 evaluated renewable energy markets, diving into the dynamics of both voluntary and compliance markets and how they are formed through regulation, policy and evolving consumer awareness and demand. It also reviewed the function of RECs and their essential role in renewable energy developments and financial transactions.

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