Eric K. Runge

Counsel to a major offshore wind developer for the development of a 2,400 MW offshore wind generation facility off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island; serve as lead counsel on siting the related transmission connector projects in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and related environmental matters, interconnection with the regional transmission system, all FERC matters, and ISO-NE rules; and represent the project before the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board

Serve as lead counsel for the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) on all transmission and reliability matters, including interconnection, transmission cost allocation, regional system planning, future grid, interregional transmission planning, transmission rates, resource adequacy and installed capacity requirements, and the intersection of these areas with the wholesale power markets; directly involved in the development and administration of the ISO-NE rules, and related regulatory litigation and rulemaking comments, in these areas on behalf of NEPOOL; and participated in the formation of ISO New England Inc. (ISO-NE) back in 1996 and has worked with ISO-NE staff and counsel closely since then, including being directly involved in the development and FERC approval of many of the ISO-NE rules

Counsel for the past 25 years to the group of financial supporters of and rights holder in a 2,000 MW HVDC interconnection between New England and Quebec, including incumbent transmission owners and municipal entities; provide counsel to the group on all contractual, regulatory and ISO-NE rules matters and serve as Secretary and conduct all governance processes for it; and recently helped with negotiations and a successful FERC settlement filing to revise and extend the financial support agreements, resulting in a 20-year extension of the revised agreements

Serve as interconnection counsel to a developer of a 1,200 MW public policy transmission project to deliver energy from renewable energy resources in Maine

Provide due diligence on multiple acquisitions of energy assets, particularly related to interconnection arrangements

Extensive experience as counsel regarding FERC-jurisdictional interconnection matters for numerous clients over the years, including onshore and offshore wind, solar, and battery storage projects, providing valuable advice and advocacy to help resolve disputes and issues and guide clients through the interconnection process and also advising clients on issues related to state versus federal jurisdiction for interconnection of distributed energy and energy storage facilities

Helped successfully litigate a FERC complaint proceeding regarding a $222 million transmission-related affected system dispute between two large investor-owned utilities

Served as Massachusetts regulatory counsel on financings of large portfolios of solar energy projects

Served as FERC counsel to a 1,500 MW merchant transmission project being developed in New Mexico by a state authority in collaboration with a major investment banking firm

Provided counsel and representation of renewable energy sellers in proceedings before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities' for approval of long-term power purchase agreements