Buck Endemann co-leads the firm’s power and renewables practice group and focuses on developing, buying, and selling renewable energy projects throughout the Western United States, with an emphasis on California. He provides comprehensive counseling on energy, energy storage, hydrogen, RNG and remediation projects and regularly advises clients on air, water, species, waste and land use issues, and represents clients in related litigation and administrative proceedings. Buck has a particular expertise before the California Public Utilities Commission and counsels clients on California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issues. He also is involved in the firm's bioenergy initiative and helps clients navigate the federal Renewable Fuel Standard and California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
Buck speaks and writes regularly on a number of renewable energy and cleantech issues, and is the editor of the firm's Energy Storage Handbook. He also authors the K&L Gates Energizer, a biweekly newsletter summarizing developments in distributed energy resources, electric vehicles, and energy blockchain technology. He is a current board member of the Center for Sustainable Energy and holds a certificate in Sustainable Capitalism and ESG from Berkeley Law.