Jennifer H. Martin
Experience
Jennifer Martin co-leads the firm’s energy team and is a partner practicing in the
Energy Group. She represents energy clients in the negotiation of developmentrelated agreements, with a particular focus on wholesale power purchase and sale
agreements, interconnection and transmission arrangements, retail supply agreements
and fuel supply agreements. Her clients include owners, investors, developers and
utilities, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy projects. Jennifer also
represents clients on a variety of energy-related regulatory matters before state and
federal agencies. She has experience before state public utility commissions in the
western United States and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission representing
both utility and independent power producer interests.
Before joining Stoel Rives, Jennifer was a judicial clerk, Minnesota Supreme Court
(1999-2000); summer associate at Stoel Rives (1998); research assistant, Professor
Partner
David Baldus, University of Iowa College of Law (1997-1999); and clerk, Circuit Court
Portland, OR
of Cook County (1993).
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Representative Work
Representative Regulatory Work
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Representation of power sellers in approval proceedings, administrative litigation
and rulemaking matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC), including applications for power sales tariffs, exempt wholesale
jennifer.martin@stoel.com
Education
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J.D., 1999
generator issues, transfer of jurisdictional assets; investigations into compliance.
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Senior Note and Comment Editor,
Counseling and assisting utility clients before state utility commissions with
Journal of Gender Race and Justice,
respect to energy matters, including utility rate case proceedings; utility mergers
1998-1999
and acquisitions; certificate of public convenience and necessity proceedings;
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rulemakings; and investigations.
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Advise energy utilities and power sellers on regulatory compliance matters.
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Representation of clients with respect to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and
Representation of energy efficiency clients on state regulatory and renewable
energy credit (REC) issues and drafting customer participation agreement.
Representative Transactional Work
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Lead negotiator representing renewable energy developers and marketers in
successful negotiations of executed long-term power purchase and sales
agreements for purchase or sale of energy, capacity, ancillary services and
environmental attributes from over 1000 megawatts of wind, solar and biomass
facilities with a range of counterparties, including Southern California Edison,
University of Notre Dame, B.A. English
and Gender Studies, 1995
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St. Patrick's College, University of
Notre Dame foreign study program,
1992-1993
state public records law requests for a confidential agreements.
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University of Iowa College of Law,
Admissions
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Oregon
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Utah
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
and D.C. Circuits
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jennifer H. Martin
Tennessee Valley Authority, Pacific Gas & Electric, Bonneville Power Administration, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Xcel
Energy, Salt River Project, and Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
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Advised developers in assessing and responding to utility requests for offers regarding purchase and sales agreements and build,
own, transfer arrangements throughout the U.S.
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Lead negotiator representing renewable energy developers in negotiating interconnection agreements; negotiating with
Midcontinent ISO, Southwest Power Pool, California ISO, PJM and other transmission providers.
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Represented owners and biomass developers in negotiations of fuel supply arrangements.
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Represented renewable energy investors and developers in conducting due diligence in connection with potential acquisitions o f
portfolios of existing and planned renewable energy projects; led due diligence teams and drafted and negotiated relevant
transaction agreements.
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Negotiated development agreements for, and analyzing due diligence of, major utility and merchant transmission projects (both
AC and DC).
Professional Honors and Activities
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Member, Energy, Telecom and Utility Law Section, Oregon State Bar
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Member, Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law Section, American Bar Association
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Member, Energy Bar Association
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President, Board of Directors, Women of Wind Energy
Presentations
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Summit Chair, Transmission West 2011, San Francisco, California, Sept. 19-21, 2011
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"Transmission of Renewable Energy: Efficient Solutions to Integration Issues," EUCI Web Conference, June 23, 2011
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Forest Products Industry Webinar, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, Oregon, June 9, 2011
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"Wind Integration in the Pacific Northwest," AWEA Windpower 2011, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, May 25,
2011
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"Biomass PPAs and Feedstock Agreements" and "Biomass Project Due Diligence," Biomass for Power, Fuels and Chemicals,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mar. 21, 2011
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"Managing Curtailment and Integration Issues in the PPA: Solutions for Making Projects Viable and Financeable," Wind & Solar
Integration Summit, Scottsdale, Arizona, Jan. 25, 2011
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"Wave and Tidal Energy Financing, Federal Grants, Power Purchase Agreements and Transmission Issues," EUCI Web Conference,
Jan. 13, 2011
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Panelist, "Renewable Energy PPAs: Risk Allocation and Litigation Trends," EUCI Webinar, Sep. 8, 2010
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"Biomass to Energy Projects: Key Issues to Consider in Power Purchase and Feedstock Agreements," 2010 International Biomass
Conference and Expo, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 6, 2010
Jennifer H. Martin
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"Geothermal Power Purchase Agreements," Geothermal Finance & Investment Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mar. 8, 2010
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"Understanding and Working with Revenue Streams: Key Issues in Negotiating and Drafting Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs),"
Wind, Solar and Renewables Institute, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, Feb. 2-4, 2010
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Panelist, "Impact of State RPS's and the Prospect of a Federal RPS," Infocast Webinar, Jan. 27, 2010
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"Biomass Power Purchase Agreements: Issues and Strategies," BBI Pacific West Biomass Conference & Expo, Sacramento,
California, Jan. 12, 2010
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"Law of Renewable Energy: Regulatory and Transmission Issues for Renewable Energy Projects," Electric Utility Consultants, Inc.
Webinar, June 15, 2009
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"Law of Renewable Energy: Power Purchase Agreements for Renewable Energy Projects," Electric Utility Consultants, Inc.
Webinar, May 18, 2009
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Poster Presentation "FERC's Implementation of EPAct of 2005: Impacts on the Wind Energy Business," WINDPOWER 2007
Conference & Exhibition, Los Angeles, California, June 2007
Publications
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"Regulatory Tips for Companies Seeking Green Energy Opportunities" (coauthor), Power Engineering, Feb. 25, 2016
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"Section 3 – Transmission and Interconnection" (coauthor), Case Study: A Wind Development Project in the State of California,
Stoel Rives LLP, June 2011 (PDF available in English and Chinese)
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"Power Purchase Agreements" and "Regulatory and Transmission-Related Issues," The Law of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy: A
Guide to Business and Legal Issues, Stoel Rives LLP, 2011 (formerly The Law of Ocean and Tidal Energy)
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"Managing Curtailment and Integration Issues in the PPA: Solutions for Making Projects Viable and Financeable," Wind & Solar
Integration Summit, Scottsdale, Arizona, Jan. 25, 2011
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"Delivering the Goods: Regulatory and Transmission-Related Issues" (coauthor), in Chapter 7 of Lava Law, Stoel Rives LLP
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"Power Purchase Agreements: Utility-Scale Projects" (coauthor), in Chapter 3 of Lex Helius: The Law of Solar Energy, Stoel Rives
LLP
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"Regulatory and Transmission-Related Issues" (coauthor), in Chapter 5 of Lex Helius: The Law of Solar Energy, Stoel Rives LLP
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"Power Purchase Agreements and Environmental Attributes" (coauthor), in Chapter 6 of The Law of Wind, Stoel Rives LLP
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"Regulatory and Transmission-Related Issues" (coauthor), in Chapter 13 of The Law of Wind, Stoel Rives LLP
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"Relocating the Wind: New Strategies for Moving Wind Generation from High-Wind Areas to High-Load Areas," North American
Clean Energy, Aug. 2008