About Sarah
Sarah Johnson Phillips is a partner in the firm’s Energy Development practice group and is chair of the firm’s solar working group. Her practice focuses on energy project development and transactions, including representing clients in M&A transactions and negotiating complex project agreements for wind energy, solar, and battery energy storage projects. Sarah has particular expertise in community shared solar and distributed generation projects, including experience representing clients in acquiring and financing large portfolios of smaller solar projects, negotiating community solar subscription agreements and subscriber management agreements, negotiating behind-the-meter power purchase agreements and navigating the regulatory requirements for community solar and distributed energy projects. Sarah also has extensive energy real estate experience and regularly negotiates wind and solar leases and title insurance policies. She also has a background in obtaining major project permits and working on energy regulatory matters before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
Prior to law school, Sarah worked for five years in the renewable energy nonprofit sector in Minnesota, concentrating on energy policy, community wind energy and climate change issues.
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