Events
November 8, 2021 at 12:40pm – 2:10pm
Samoset Resort
Mathew J. Todaro
April 22, 2021
Online Webinar
Scott D. Anderson
March 19, 2020 at 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Verrill
Firm Highlights
Blog
Maine PUC Releases Report on Evolution of Electrical Grid to Meet Climate Goals
On December 1, 2021, the Maine PUC released a Report on the first phase of its investigation into necessary design and operational changes to the electrical distribution grid to facilitate the State’s clean energy...
Matter
Rate Design
We represented Emera in a rate design case before the Maine PUC to determine whether local distribution rates should be adjusted to reflect seasonal variations in the cost of providing electric distribution service.
Blog
Maine Rural Water Association Annual Conference with Verrill Attorney Mathew J. Todaro
Verrill Attorney Mathew J. Todaro, along with two others, will be presenting at the Maine Rural Water Association’s 41 st Annual Conference and Trade Show. Their presentation, “PFAS and Practicality Regulatory Updates with a...
Matter
Verrill Helps Hancock Solar Project Obtain MDEP Permit, Protect Upland Sandpipers
The 14-megawatt Hancock Solar project in the town of Hancock, Maine has obtained its Site Law permit from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Verrill assisted the project with environmental permitting, which included the...
Blog
Verrill Alumni Bill Harwood Nominated as Public Advocate for the State of Maine
Blog
Incidental Take of Migratory Birds Prohibited Once Again as New MBTA Rule Becomes Effective
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) final rule that presumptively reinstates liability for incidental take under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) becomes effective on December 3. The new rule revokes a Trump-era...
Blog
Environmental Protection Agency’s PFAS Roadmap
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its PFAS Strategic Roadmap. PFAS are a class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that have been used in a wide variety of industries since the...
Matter
Management Audit
Verrill represented Emera in its 2016 distribution rate case before the Maine PUC. The case involved issues relating to significant new capital investments, including Emera's new customer information system and a controversial substation investment...
News
65 Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2022, Including Eight Named Lawyers of the Year
(August 31, 2021) – 65 Verrill attorneys were recognized as "Best Lawyers" by Best Lawyers® 2022 , including 8 attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year,” a distinguished recognition for only a single lawyer in...
Matter
2017 Emera Distribution Rate Case
Verrill represented Emera in its 2017 distribution rate case before the Maine PUC, which included: defeating Staff's proposed reduction to allowed return on equity for "management inefficiency;" approval of new expenditures, such as an...
