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James M. Avery

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Pierce Atwood LLP

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Professional Biography

James M. Avery represents a broad range of utilities, developers, aggregators, and other stakeholders before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board, and numerous other state utility commissions.

Jim’s clients include developers of solar, offshore wind, biomass, and related facilities; developers of natural gas-fired generation and storage facilities; electric and natural gas utilities; electricity aggregators; wireless telecommunications carriers; and hospitals, government agencies, and industrial facilities.

Jim also represents clients in a variety of commercial and financial transactions, including acquisitions, mergers, corporate restructurings, contracts, and financings.

Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, Jim was a partner in the Energy, Utilities, and Environmental Practice Group at Brown Rudnick LLP.

More Legal and Business Bylines From James M. Avery

Massachusetts Commission Recommends Expediting Siting Processes for Clean Energy Projects - (Posted On Tuesday, April 09, 2024)
Massachusetts DPU Completes Investigation into Future Role of Commonwealth’s Gas Distribution Companies - (Posted On Tuesday, December 19, 2023)
Maine Legislature Enacts Law to Prepare for Offshore Wind Development - (Posted On Thursday, August 03, 2023)
Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Encouraging Energy Storage and Offshore Wind - (Posted On Monday, August 15, 2022)
Massachusetts Legislature Moves Forward with Reforms that Would Reshape the Energy Sectors to Achieve Climate and Economic Development Goals - (Posted On Monday, April 11, 2022)
Massachusetts Poised to Reshape Natural Gas Distribution Companies to Address Climate Change - (Posted On Friday, March 04, 2022)
Offshore Wind Energy Gets Boost from Biden Administration: 30 GW by 2030 Goal - (Posted On Tuesday, March 30, 2021)
Massachusetts Issues Emergency Rules Governing Solar Projects under SMART Program - (Posted On Wednesday, April 15, 2020)
Massachusetts DPU to Review Interconnection Procedures for Distributed Generation Resources - (Posted On Friday, May 24, 2019)
DOER Announces Public Hearings on RPS Class I & II Rulemaking - (Posted On Tuesday, May 07, 2019)

Environmental Law

IRA and Renewable Energy Relief

Pierce Atwood LLP has been named a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of environmental law by the National Law Review. 2022 saw the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provided substantial resources for many sectors of the US economy, and specifically green energy initiatives. Attorneys Kris J. Eimicke, Merrill Kramer, James M. Avery, Andrew O. Kaplan, and Sarah B. Tracy provided key insights into how this legislation will affect the renewable energy industry going forward, including investment tax credits, environmental justice concerns, energy community bonuses, and more.