Winston Sponsors Infocast Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit

Winston & Strawn sponsored the Infocast Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit, held in San Diego from February 6-8, 2018, where industry-leading developers, investors, lenders, turbine suppliers, EPCs, and other players gathered to discuss wind power trends and get the latest market updates on the finance and investment landscape.

Senior Counsel Jerry Bloom moderated the “Managing Through the Boom Years” panel, which explored how companies are executing on their plans for what is expected to be big years through 2020.

• What will companies be doing with the 45GW of safe harbored turbines? What are the opportunities and risks?
  • Where will all the offtakes come from?
  • What does the pipeline of projects look like?
  • Will the pace of corporate deals be fast enough to put the turbines to work—and how much risks are companies willing to take in this market? Should the market restrain itself on these risks?
  • What are the risks of bottlenecks in the supply chain moving toward 2020?
• In an environment where the value of the PTC is greater than the power, how does the industry handle the PTC ramp down?
• What is the outlook for wind being able to compete? How low can prices go and deals still pencil?
• How are CEOs thinking about the integration of wind with storage to offer a more high quality, firm product in the marketplace to make wind more competitive with fossil alternatives?

Jerry counsels clients in the electric power sector on energy transactions, project development, and federal and state regulatory matters.