Marcia Hook is an Energy Regulatory and Markets partner in the Washington, DC office. Marcia advises clients on regulatory and transactional matters across the energy sector, including electric, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and hydrogen. She helps clients draft commercial agreements and navigate M&A, financing, and capital markets deals. She also represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Department of Energy (DOE) and advises on compliance with their rules and regulations.
Drawing on a deep understanding of the laws, regulations, and market rules governing the energy sector, Marcia excels at translating regulatory jargon into practical, actionable advice. She regularly advises clients on the market rules administered by the Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), including Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), and New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO). Marcia also has experience advising clients on incentives available to support the development and commercialization of energy projects, including those arising under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), and the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Electric Generation, Transmission, and Storage Matters
- Developer of 415 MW wind facility in connection with renegotiation of a Power Purchase Agreement in the PJM Interconnection, LLC. market.
- Quantum, a provider of capital to the global energy and energy transition industries, its global renewable energy development platform, 547 Energy, and renewable energy platform ConnectGen,on the energy regulatory aspects of its sale of ConnectGen to Repsol for approximately US$768 million.
- Actis in its acquisition of a co-control stake in Catalyze, a distributed solar and battery storage infrastructure developer.
- Blackstone Energy Partners III LP and Blackstone Capital Partners VIII LP, and their portfolio companies Transmission Developers, Inc., TDI-USA Holdings LLC and CHPE LLC, in connection with the energy regulatory aspects of the development and construction financing of the Champlain Hudson Power Express, an approximately 339-mile transmission line that will deliver approximately 1,250 MW of clean and renewable hydropower from Québec to New York City.
- Blackstone Capital Partners VII and Blackstone Energy Partners II, and their portfolio company Kindle Energy in connection with the energy regulatory aspects of the US$580 million development and construction financing of the Magnolia Power Generating Station, a 725 MW nameplate capacity natural gas-fired and hydrogen-capable combined-cycle electric generating facility to be constructed in Iberville Parish, Louisiana.
- Generate Capital PBC on the energy regulatory aspects of its acquisition of esVolta, LP, a large-scale battery storage developer with a portfolio of more than 900 megawatt hours of operational and utility-contracted projects in the US and Canada and a portfolio of projects under active development in Texas, Arizona, Montana, California, Virginia, Colorado, Washington, and New Mexico.
- Regulated utility in connection with the negotiation of a Power Purchase Agreement for 350 MW of power from a greenfield wind project in the United States.
- Regulated utility in connection with the negotiation and drafting of a Power Purchase Agreement for the offtake from an approximately 150-MW greenfield solar project in the United States.
Oil, Gas, and LNG Matters
- TotalEnergies on the energy regulatory aspects of its joint venture agreement with Vanguard Renewables for the ownership, development, and operation of renewable natural gas (RNG) production projects.
- Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) in its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export partnership with Delfin Midstream, including negotiation of a long-term tolling agreement providing Devon with 1.0 to 2.0 million tons per annum of liquefaction capacity in Delfin’s first and future floating LNG vessels.
- Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV) (TSX: OVV) on the energy regulatory aspects of its definitive purchase agreement to acquire substantially all leasehold interest and related assets of Black Swan Oil & Gas, PetroLegacy Energy and Piedra Resources (NMB sellers), which are portfolio companies of funds managed by EnCap Investments LP., in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately US$4.275 billion.
- EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT), a leading independent natural gas production company, on the energy regulatory aspects of US$5.2 billion acquisition from THQ Appalachia I, LLC and THQ-XcL Holdings I, LLC of their direct and indirect upstream and midstream subsidiaries and associated oil and gas assets, properties and gathering systems in the Appalachian Basin.
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Washington D.C.
- 202-912-5116
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- Practice area Global Financial Markets
- Sector Private equity
Career and qualifications
- Stanford University (B.A., International Relations) 2006
Professional bodies
- Member, Energy Bar Association
Awards and citations
- Up and Coming, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), USA, Chambers Global, 2022–2023
- Up and Coming, Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation), Nationwide, Chambers USA, 2021–2023