Seth B. Doughty

Seth B. Doughty focuses his practice on transactional matters in the energy industry. He has in-house experience at one of the largest Southern California utility companies. There, he gained experience drafting and negotiating a large variety of contracts, amendments and consents for supply and power procurement agreements. Read Seth Doughty's full bio.
Understanding Energy Storage
By Seth B. Doughty on Dec 22, 2022
Posted In Power Markets, Project Development and Finance, Renewables
One of the US Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) signature contributions to Power Africa has been the Understanding handbook series developed by its Office of the General Counsel’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP). This open-source and plain-language knowledge library now includes six handbooks explaining a range of essential topics in power project contracts, financing and procurement....
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International News: Spotlight on the Energy Industry
By Ranajoy Basu, Mark Fennessy, Carl J. Fleming, Christopher Gladbach, Parker A. Lee, Sunay Radia, Hendrik Viaene, Merrick White, Saniya Ahmed, Alexander Andronikou, Seth B. Doughty, Elle Hayes, Dominique J. Torsiello and Karolien Van der Putten on Oct 5, 2021
Posted In Environmental, EU Developments, Natural Gas, Project Development and Finance, Renewables, U.S. Congress
US RENEWABLES: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES PERSIST IN UNCONVENTIONAL PLACES Christopher Gladbach | Seth B. Doughty Apart from a few challenges, the sellers’ market in renewable energy is accelerating under the Biden administration, leading international investors to seek opportunities in non-traditional investments. Read more. ————————————————————————————————————————— THE US $2.3 TRILLION AMERICAN JOBS INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN Elle Hayes | Dominique...
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Why 2030 is the New 2050 after the Leaders Climate Summit and What President Biden’s Accelerated Transition to a Sustainable Economy Means for Renewables Developers, Investors and Corporates
By Carl J. Fleming, Edward Zaelke, Heather Cooper, Philip Tingle, Elle Hayes and Seth B. Doughty on Apr 28, 2021
Posted In Project Development and Finance, Renewables, Tax, U.S. Congress
2030 is the new 2050 as US President Joe Biden has officially set a new goal for fighting climate change over the next decade in the United States. At the Leaders Climate Summit (the Summit) on Earth Day, he announced that America would aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions at least 50% below its...
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$40 Billion Available through Biden’s Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office for Innovative Technologies
By Christopher Gladbach, Jacob Hollinger, Joel A. Hugenberger and Seth B. Doughty on Jan 28, 2021
Posted In Environmental, Project Development and Finance, Renewables
With Democrats taking over the White House and the Senate, many eyes are on climate change and the role that the federal government can take to combat it. A variety of proposals have been floated about the best way for Congress to enact legislation to help in the fight against climate change, but certain actions...
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Seeing Beyond the Wall of Capital
By Christopher Gladbach and Seth B. Doughty on Nov 4, 2020
Posted In Articles, Power Markets, Project Development and Finance, Renewables
In the United States, despite the continued spread of COVID-19 and the uneven approach to reopening, where that is even occurring, deals in the renewable energy sector are happening. In a recent article for Project Finance International, Chris Gladbach and Seth Doughty discussed the state of the US market for renewable power projects, including how...
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Six Takeaways from Wind Turbine Vendor Update: A Conversation with GE Renewable Energy
By Edward Zaelke, Lloyd J. MacNeil and Seth B. Doughty on Jul 31, 2020
Posted In Power Markets, Project Development and Finance, Renewables
McDermott hosted GE Renewable Energy North America Services Sales Leader Ben Stafford, Commercial Director of Onshore Wind for the North Region Rob Bienick and Commercial Director of Onshore Wind for the West Region Matt Lynch on July 30 for a discussion about COVID-19’s impact to turbine supply chain and construction, the effects of the Production...
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New York Announces One of the World’s Largest Procurements for Offshore Wind and Onshore Renewable Energy Projects.
By Christopher Gladbach, Jacob Hollinger, Joel A. Hugenberger and Seth B. Doughty on Jul 24, 2020
Posted In Environmental, Project Development and Finance, Renewables
On July 21, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the largest combined clean energy solicitation ever issued in the United States, seeking up to 4 GW of renewable capacity. This capacity is broken up into 2500 MW of offshore wind and 1500 MW of onshore large-scale renewable energy projects. Access the full article.
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Five Takeaways: What’s New in Energy Private Equity? Trends and Developments in a Shifting Investment Landscape
By Edward Zaelke, Christopher Gladbach and Seth B. Doughty on Jun 26, 2020
Posted In Power Markets
McDermott recently hosted Andrew Ellenbogen of EIG Partners and Jeff Hunter of Apollo Global Management for a lively discussion about the trends and developments in today’s shifting investment landscape. Below are key takeaways from this week’s webinar. 1. The most impactful changes in energy investment over the last decade have been the drop in natural...
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Five Takeaways: Navigating President Trump’s Executive Order on US Bulk Power System Electric Equipment
By Neil Levy, Joel A. Hugenberger, Heather Cooper, Carl J. Fleming and Seth B. Doughty on May 22, 2020
Posted In Power Markets, Project Development and Finance, Renewables, Tax
President Trump’s May 1, 2020 Executive Order prohibiting certain transactions involving bulk-power system electric equipment developed, manufactured or supplied by a foreign adversary could have far-reaching implications for both the renewable and conventional power industries. It has also raised a high level of uncertainty and risk while the industry awaits the actual implementation of the...
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Five Takeaways: An In-Depth Look at the Federal Legislative Game Plan to Support Renewables
By Edward Zaelke, Christopher Gladbach and Seth B. Doughty on May 15, 2020
Posted In Renewables, U.S. Congress
On Thursday May 14, McDermott was joined by Gregory Wetstone, president and chief executive officer of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) to discuss the latest market updates on the severe disruption and uncertainty brought on the renewables industry by COVID-19. Five takeaways from this week’s webinar: 1. There is no clear insight yet into...
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