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William H. Holmes
William H. Holmes

William H. Holmes

Of Counsel
Portland
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Bill Holmes focuses his practice in the area of energy and infrastructure projects and transactions with an emphasis on wind energy, solar energy, and energy storage. His experience extends to corporate transactions and real estate law. Bill also advises clients in negotiating major power purchase agreements, membership interest purchase agreements, and asset purchase agreements for the acquisition or sale of renewable energy projects, performing project due diligence on wind, solar, and energy storage projects in connection with acquisitions, debt financing, and tax equity financing, and utility-scale build-transfer agreements, EPC agreements, O&M agreements, and energy project development agreements. Bill has a particular focus on energy storage and was previously on the Board of the Energy Storage Association, the leading trade association for the storage industry, which has since merged with ACP.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Prior to joining K&L Gates, William was a partner in the Portland office of Stoel Rives LLP.

  • Recognized by Chambers USA for Energy & Natural Resources in Oregon, 2022-2025
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, 2007-present
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 United States as a Recommended Lawyer for Energy: renewable/alternative power, 2024
  • Recipient of "Lawyer of the Year" award for Energy Law in Portland, 2017 and 2019
  • Recipient of "Lawyer of the Year" award for Energy Regulatory Law in Portland, 2018
  • Recipient of the inaugural Champion Award, Women of Wind Energy, 2012
  • Selected as a "Leader in the Field" by Chambers Global, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy-USA, 2011
  • Named the Best Lawyers® 2011 “Energy Lawyer of the Year” for the Portland, OR region
  • Board of Directors, Energy Storage Association
  • Board of Directors, Smart Grid Northwest
  • Member, Oregon State Bar Public Utility Law Section
  • Member, American Bar Association Energy and Natural Resources Section
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Oregon Law School, "Renewable Energy Law," Spring of 2008 – 2012
  • Panelist, “Renewable Energy Storage: Implementing Projects, Overcoming Co-Location Challenges, and Mitigating Risks,” Strafford, 26 January 2022
  • Presenter, “Benefits and Challenges of Incorporating Storage Into a Solar VPPA,” REBA Connect: Virtual Member Summit, 21 May 2020 and 21 July 2020
  • Master of Ceremonies, Infocast’s Wind Power Finance & Investment Main Summit, 5-6 February 2020
  • Moderator, “The West Coast - The Economics of Floating Technology,” Infocast’s Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit, 4 February 2020
  • Panelist, “How to Finance A Better (C&I) Portfolio,” Solar Power International, 25 September 2019
  • Co-chair, LSI Presents: Second Annual In-Depth Conference on Energy Storage, Seattle, Washington, 13-14 June 2019
  • Presenter, “Ins and Outs of Energy Storage Agreements”, The Energy Storage Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 17 April 2019
  • Speaker and panelist, “Advanced Contracting in Energy Storage (ACES) Workshop”, Energy Storage Association Annual Conference, ACES Workshop, Phoenix, Arizona, 16 April 2019
  • Moderator, “Distributed Energy Solutions to Meet Corporate Goals,” Renewable Energy Buyer’s Summit, 9-11 January 2019
  • Moderator, “Assessing the Potential of Green Tariffs as a Renewable Sourcing Option,” Renewable Energy Buyer’s Summit, 9-11 January 2019
  • Panelist; “Identifying, Assigning and Allocating Risk,” Energy Storage North America Expo, 6-8 November 2018
  • Session Co-host; “PPA Innovations and Risk: The Legal Perspective,” Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance Summit, 14-16 October 2018
  • Presenter, “Storage as the Next Breakthrough Technological Solution: Utility Scale and Off the Grid Options”, LSI Buying & Selling Electric Power in the Southwest, 6-7 August 2018
  • Co-chair, LSI Energy Storage Conference, Seattle, Washington, 11-12, June 2018
  • Moderator, “Monetization and Financing for Energy Storage Projects,” Energy Storage, Distributed Generation, and the Evolving Grid: Policy Developments and Market Opportunities, 11 October 2017
  • Panelist, “Energy Storage,” Energy Storage, Distributed Generation, and the Evolving Grid: Policy Developments and Market Opportunities, 11 October 2017
  • Panelist, “Sealing the C&I Deal: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities,” AWEA Windpower, 22-25 May 2017
  • Co-host, “Corporate Renewables 101 Workshop,” Infocast’s Corporate Renewables, 26-28 September 2016
  • Presenter, “Storage and Solar: the Intertwining of Technical and Legal Innovations”, American Bar Association, Section of Environment Energy, and Resource, GPS and RADER Committee, 2014
  • Moderator, “Exploring Business Opportunities: Paying Your Bills with Energy Storage,” Energy Storage Association 24th Annual Conference, 2014
  • Presenter, “Long-Term PPAs for Energy Storage,” Energy Storage Association 24th Annual Conference, 2014
  • Panelist, “Energy Storage – What Will it Take?: Recent Developments in US Energy Storage Law and Policy,” 2014 Oregon Future Energy Conference, 22 April 2014
  • Moderator, “Current Storage Technologies Panel,” 2014 University of Texas Renewable Energy law Conference, 28 January 2014
  • Presenter, “Future of Hydroelectric Generation in the Pacific Northwest: Provisions of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013,” 19th Annual Conference on Buying & Selling Electric Power in the West, 13 January 2014
  • Panelist, “Legal and Regulatory Perspectives on Energy Storage,” Hydrovision International, 2013, Denver, Colorado, 24 July 2013
  • Panelist, “Valuing Hydro in Today’s Energy Markets,” National Hydropower Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 22-24 April 2013
  • Moderator, “Storage Sector Update,” Future Energy Conference, Portland, Oregon, 16-17 April 2013
  • Summit Chairman, 6th Annual Storage Week, 2012, Austin, Texas, 3-4 April 2013
  • Moderator, “Storage Policy in Texas: Comparison with California,” 2013 University of Texas Renewable Energy Institute, Austin, Texas, 29-30 January 2013
  • Presenter, “Future of Hydroelectric Generation in the Pacific Northwest,” 18th Annual Conference on Buying & Selling Electric Power in the West, 18 January 2013
  • Presenter, “Understanding Power Purchase Agreement Contracting with DoD,” 2nd Defense renewable Energy & Military Microgrids, Washington, DC, 28-30 November 2012
  • Moderator, "Energy Storage for the Grid: Watchful Waiting or Perfect Storm," MIT Enterprise Forum Northwest, Seattle, Washington, 8 May 2012
  • Moderator, "Integration, Reliability, Operational and Regulatory Issues for Renewables," Wind, Solar and Storage CLE, Austin, Texas, 15 February 2012
  • Presenter, "Transmission & Grid Integration", The Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition, Washington DC, 22 September 2011
  • Summit Chairman and Moderator, "Developing and Financing Pumped Hydro Projects," Storage Week, 2011, San Diego, California, 13 July 2011
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