

Represented Jupiter Power in the development of 652 MW of utility-scale battery storage projects in Texas.Represented a major southern utility in joint development arrangements with a large renewable energy developer for the development and acquisition of a portfolio of utility-scale solar projects over time.Represented 8minute Solar Energy in the sale of an approximately 400 MW development -stage solar power generation project located in Wilson County and Gonzales County, Texas.Represented Fengate Asset Management in the acquisition of a majority interest in the 250 MW Amadeus wind project in Kent, Fisher, and Stonewall counties, Texas and the negotiation of joint venture agreements to govern ongoing operations.Represented Greencoat Capital LLP on the purchase from RWE of a 24% interest in a holding company that will own four operating wind farms in Texas: the 201 MW Stella project in Kenedy County, the 220 MW Cranell project in Refugio County, the 200 MW East Raymond project in Willacy and Cameron Counties, and the 240 MW West Raymond project in Willacy, Cameron, and Hidalgo Counties.These projects served as seed assets for the initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange of an open-end fund, Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc (RNEW)-we also represented TortoiseEcofin on the IPO. in relation to the purchase by its affiliate of 49.5% of the equity interests in the 59.6 MW Beacon 2 and the 47.2 MW Beacon 5 operating utility-scale solar projects, located in Kern County, CA, from Capital Dynamics and negotiation of joint venture agreements to govern ongoing operations. Represented Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.Represented Kansai Electric Power Company in the acquisition of a 48.5% interest in the 525 MW Aviator Wind Project in Texas and negotiation of joint venture agreements to govern the construction and operation of the project.Represented Savion, LLC, a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital, in the sale of the 200 MW Brazoria West solar project located in Brazoria County, Texas to S&B USA (previously Shikun and Binui America).

(through its wholly-owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy, LLC).
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Represented Matrix Renewables, a TPG-backed renewable energy platform, in the purchase of the 105 MWac solar plus 80 MWh energy storage Gaskell West 2 and 3 project located in Kern County, California, from Canadian Solar Inc.


Represented Community Energy Solar, LLC in a company-wide sale, including a 10GW portfolio of development assets, to AES Corporation.She also serves on the national board of directors of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) as Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee.īecky is a magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College and earned her JD with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law and now teaches a class on renewable energy law as an adjunct professor.
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She is a co-author of Wind Law, the first wind law treatise, and Lexis Practice Advisor: Renewable Energy, and her new treatise, Wind & Solar Law, which was published in October 2021.Īctive in her community, Becky serves on the board of Zilker Theatre Productions and provides pro bono services to local affordable housing and family-focused non-profits. She has been recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers USA, was honored as a 2021 Law 360 Project Finance MVP, and in 2019 was named the C3E Law and Finance award winner by the U.S. She also has experience advising clients on Texas regulatory law.īecky has over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy industry and previously worked as a utility-scale wind power developer. She focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, project development, and tax equity financings of renewable energy, energy storage, power generation and transmission projects - including wind, solar, battery storage, green hydrogen, geothermal, waste-to-energy, and other technologies. Becky Diffen is a partner based in Norton Rose Fulbright's Austin office.
