Greg H. Williams

Mr. Williams has been involved in several precedent-setting energy industry transactions. He advised Cross Sound Cable in the successful development and installation of the first FERC-approved merchant transmission facility; he advised Scana Marketing in its capture of a major share of newly unbundled retail gas market in Georgia; he counseled several utilities in the creation of RTOs, including the only for-profit RTO (GridSouth) accepted by FERC, and a separate for-profit regional system administrator (SETRANS); he represents a co-developer of a 500 MW, $1 billion-plus pumped-storage generation and transmission project; he represents several U.S. and Canadian entities in the development of renewable resources (wind and solar); he negotiated a groundbreaking land-lease for a 1 Bcf/d LNG project in Harpswell, Maine; and he currently represents Goldman Sachs in the development of a 1 Bcf/d LNG terminal/pipeline in Calais, Maine, intended to serve New England markets. In addition, for over a decade Mr. Williams has represented South Carolina Electric & Gas Company on electric transmission matters.

Selected Transmission and Project Development Representations

Represented Hydro Quebec in various New England regulatory matters, most notably including representing HQ's affiliate Cross Sound Cable, Inc. in its ground-breaking merchant transmission effort.

Represented a major U.S. utility in its consideration of a regulated vs. merchant transmission line extending from its generator into the NYC market.

Represents a major offshore wind developer seeking merchant transmission access to NY/NE markets.

Represents a Maine municipal utility in connection with a proposed transmission line interconnecting Northern Maine to New England.

Represented Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS), a consortium of Canadian and U.S. developers, in the successful development and installation of a 200-plus mile pipeline, extending from the Canada/U.S. boundary to Boston, Massachusetts.

Provided due diligence representation for a prospective purchaser of Energy Logics Inc., whose wind farms would require transmission service on MATL.

Publications and Speeches

"Potential Litigation Issues Arising from the Implementation of Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) in Texas," ABA Newsletter, March 2008.

"The Energy Policy Act's Reliability Provisions: Uncontroversial, Yes, but Doomed to Ineffectiveness?," The Electricity Journal, Jan/Feb 2006, Vol. 19, Issue 1.

"The 2005 U.S. Energy Policy Act: Implications for Quebec?," 5th Annual Quebec Forum on Electricity, April 26, 2006.

"Energy Bill Overview and Update," Texas Utility Lawyers Association, 2005 Annual Meeting, October 13, 2005.