Energy & Utilities

Upton & Hatfield attorneys Robert Upton and Justin Richardson have established a unique practice in Energy and Utility Law and Taxation, representing municipal clients in proceedings before Federal and State regulatory bodies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Environmental Services. Their practice includes:

• Defense of utility and other large special purpose tax abatement appeals

• Eminent domain and acquisition of utility plant and property

• Defense of pollution control tax exemption requests

• Consultation regarding deregulation, aggregation and other utility issues

• Establishment, operation and regulation of municipal utilities

• Regulatory compliance and approvals

Representative matters

Newington

• Defense of tax abatements appeals for electric generating facilities by PSNH and Con Ed.

• Consultation regarding electric deregulation.

Londonderry

• Defense of tax abatement appeals for electric generating facility by AES and Granite Ridge Energy.

• Defense of tax abatement appeals for gas pipeline and distribution systems.

Berlin and Gorham

• Defense of tax abatement appeals for pulp and paper facilities.

• Consultation regarding the purchase of hydroelectric plants following deregulation.

Bow

• Defense of tax abatement appeals for electric generating facilities by PSNH.

• Consultation regarding the purchase of hydroelectric plant following deregulation.

• Advice regarding siting of an electric generating facility.

Nashua

• Eminent domain of Pennichuck Water Works.

Yarmouth, Maine

• Defense of tax abatement appeals for electric generating facility.

Agawam, MA

• Defense of tax abatement appeals for electric generating facility.

Vernon, VT

• Expansion and relicensing of nuclear power plant.

• Defense of tax abatement appeal for nuclear power plant.