Stites & Harbison's energy practice includes extensive experience in many facets of the regulated energy industry, including:

• Representing developers and lenders in virtually all aspects of new independent power production development, financing, environmental permitting, construction and operations, both for traditional fuels and federal “qualifying facilities.”

• Representing developers, investors and operators of Section 29 synthetic fuel production facilities.

• Defending an administrative challenge by a citizen's group to the first air quality permit ever issued to an independent power producer in Kentucky.

Stites & Harbison's energy group includes lawyers who are registered lobbyists, a current member of the Kentucky Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, a former Commissioner of Law for what is now the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet and several former agency counsels. This depth of experience uniquely enables Stites & Harbison to assist energy clients in developing strategies to meet their business goals.

Our firm also has an extensive utility regulation experience, principally associated with our Frankfort, Ky., practice. This group represents clients in ratemaking proceedings, fuel and purchase power contract reviews, and other complex utility-related issues.