ACC CLO ThinkTank

Participant's Briefing Book, Corporate Social Responsibility & Green Initiatives for the Energy and Minerals Industries

This ACC CLO ThinkTank Participants' Briefing Book covers a broad range of discussion areas relating to Corporate Social Responsibility and Green Initiatives, and also includes considerations and issue areas relating to pro bono and diversity opportunities for the law department.

ACC Docket

What You Should Know About New Federal Waste Energy Programs

Written by Energy Committee Vice Chair Tracey Steiner and Bill DeGrandis of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker.

With rising energy costs and concerns about reducing both energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, Congress sought to promote cogeneration -- the capturing of the byproduct heat or "waste energy" generated by industrial or manufacturing processes to generate electricity -- in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). This article provides legal and practical information to help your company decide whether to pursue the financial and other incentives available under EISA's industrial waste energy programs. It also highlights certain legal and regulatory implications to be considered before pursuing a waste energy project and how to reduce or mitigate federal and/or state regulation.

Program Material

Buying Energy

Who buys your company’s energy? An increasing number of companies have energy managers tasked with purchasing energy and managing the related costs. This program included a review of what in-house counsel need to know about arrangements for purchasing and managing fuel and electric service agreements. Panelists included representatives and in-house counsel from the North American Energy Standards Board, commodity markets, large end users, and energy suppliers. The discussion covered available contract models, market structures, and credit and financing issues common to energy supply agreements.

Quick Reference

How to Reduce Energy Costs in IT Outsourcing and Data Centers Through Green Tech

This presentation is about reducing energy costs in IT outsourcing and data centers.  Key issues addressed include Green IT Business Process Management (Green IT BPM), Green IT and Green Outsourcing's cost savings, carbon neutrality programs, carbon footrpint and offset purchase programs, homeland security aspects, and remanufacturing among other topics.