Steward’s Journal December 2023

Welcome Back Helen!

Helen’s good counsel and warm presence was deeply missed in our office while she recovered from her accident.  She is eager to resume her stewardship.

Recent Stewardship

❖ Providing acquisition, permitting and contract support for Gather RI, a new women’s empowerment center to be located at 189 Broadway Street in Providence.

❖ Presented first circuit appeal to convince federal courts to take jurisdiction over class action suit to recover interconnection taxes paid to National Grid.

❖ Representing landowner claiming that proposed condemnation did not follow prescribed procedure, was not for a public use, and did not provide just compensation.

❖ Helping former railroad recover value of land improperly taken.

❖ Negotiating lease agreement for 50 acres of property proposed to be used to site an energy storage system.

❖ Resolving mechanics lien and renegotiating lease for solar system.

❖ Helping Hope & Main acquire second facility for a kitchen incubator.

❖ Assisting college with utility dispute regarding the proper valuation of electricity generated from its solar system.

❖ Pushing for transparency and accurate assessment and compensation of net metering systems in PUC docket 23-05-EL on billing charges for over production.

Other News & Resources

❖ Helen returned to the Providence City Council where she represents Ward 2 and is Chair of the Finance Committee.

❖ John Farrell, the Energy Program Director at the Institute for Local Self Reliance invited Seth to be a guest on his Local Energy Rules podcast as part of his series on anti-competitive utility tricks.