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    Paul Zarnowiecki

    Partner

    Washington, D.C.

    Paul advises energy sector developers, investors and utilities on project development, financing and M&A transactions.

    Paul has extensive experience representing developers, investors, utilities and other strategic participants in the development, financing, acquisition and divestiture of renewable and conventional power projects and other infrastructure assets in a broad range of transactions. He has served as lead counsel on many innovative and complex U.S. renewable energy transactions in recent years, with a particular focus on the solar, wind, energy storage and clean tech sectors.

    Paul is recognized by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, where clients describe him as “keenly aware of ongoing market developments” and knowing “what it takes to bring abstract project ideas from the drawing board into commercial operation.”

    Paul also serves as the Office Leader for Orrick's 200-lawyer Washington, D.C. office.

    • Project Development and Financing

      • Project sponsor in the acquisition, development and financing of a 125 MW solar project in Texas.
      • Developer on a $200 million development loan for financing of a pipeline of solar and battery storage projects.
      • Renewable energy platform on a $640 million senior secured construction loan facility for the development of two solar plus storage projects in Texas. 
      • Global renewable energy developer on the repowering and sale of RECs and PTCs from a 179 MW wind facility.
      • Project developer and sponsor in the debt and tax equity financing of a solar energy project in Hawaii.
      • Project developer and sponsor in the project development and construction and term loan financing for two U.S. wind energy projects.
      • Project developer in the sale, construction financing and tax equity financing of four U.S. wind projects with a total capacity of 480 MW.
      • Project sponsor in the development, financing and subsequent refinancing of a 45 MW solar energy project in California.
      • Project sponsor in connection with the development, financing, refinancing and power purchase arrangements for a 63 MW wind energy project in Oregon.
      • Project owner in the cash equity financing of portfolio of development stage renewable energy projects.

      Mergers and Acquisitions

      • Project owner and sponsor on the project acquisition and formation of a joint venture for a large offshore wind energy project in the United States.
      • Developer on the sale of wind and solar energy projects in Iowa and Texas.
      • Independent power producer on the divestiture of an early development-stage solar and energy storage projects.
      • Project sponsor and developer in the sale of wind energy projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Illinois totaling over 500 MW.
      • Project developer in the sale of four U.S. wind projects with a total capacity of 480 MW.
      • Strategic investor in the acquisition and management of a large portfolio of ownership interests in power generating facilities in the U.S.
      • Representing a major U.S. utility in its acquisition of a large wind energy project on a build-own-transfer (BOT) basis.
      • Strategic participant in the formation of a joint venture to design, license and deploy small modular nuclear reactor technology.

      Power Supply Arrangements

      • Renewable energy platform in negotiating and closing two 15-year VPPAs to purchase energy and RECs from a (i) 143 MW solar project located in Texas and (ii) a 97 MW solar project located in Texas.
      • More than 2,000 MWs of PPAs for wind energy and solar energy in 11 different states on behalf of both project developers and utility purchasers.
      • Many corporate virtual PPA transactions for renewable energy with leading corporate purchasers.
      • Major U.S. utility in the development of its Request For Offers to acquire energy storage facilities and the subsequent negotiations for the resulting acquisitions.
      • Major U.S. utility in its Request for Offers and subsequent contract negotiations to acquire wind and solar energy and to acquire renewable energy credits.
      • Electric cooperative in its power solicitations to acquire long-term wind, solar and firm conventional power, and the subsequent PPA negotiations.
      • Project sponsors in energy hedging transactions for wind energy projects in multiple jurisdictions.
      • U.S. utility in power solicitations and negotiations for long-term electric power supply and the resulting power purchase transactions, and in its solicitation and subsequent contracting for demand-side reduction services.