​Energy and Environmental Commodity and Derivatives Trading

Example Engagements

• Chehalis 520MW gas-fired 2x1 power plant (representing buyer PacifiCorp on interim tolling agreement)
• Lakeside 535MW gas-fired 2x1 power plant (representing buyer PacifiCorp on plant purchase)
• PG&E ClimateSmart Program forestry Carbon credits (representing buyer PG&E)
• PG&E ClimateSmart Program dairy methane Carbon credits acquisition (representing Buyer PG&E)
• PG&E ClimateSmart Program (representing buyer PG&E on Carbon credit acquisition)
• PG&E Climate Smart Program forestry Carbon credits acquisition (representing buyer PG&E)
• Black Warrior Landfill Methane Carbon Reduction Tonnes (representing Carbon credit buyer CE2 Capital)

Memberships

• Member, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Contracts Drafting Committee
• Co-Chair, WSPP Exhibit C-SS (AB 32 Specified Source trading confirmation)
• Chair, Western Energy Markets Working Group, MRTU Settlement Amendment
• Chair, drafting committee, WSPP MRTU Amendment
• Member, Environmental Markets Association, Market Oversight Committee
• Member, ISDA/Emissions Trading Annex Drafting Committee
• Member, ISDA/EEI Power Annex Drafting Committee
• Member, EEI Master Netting Agreement Drafting Committee
• Member, EEI Collateral Annex Drafting Committee
• Member, EMA Master Emissions Trading Agreement Drafting Committee
• Member, WSPP Contracts Subcommittee
• Member, Western Systems Power Pool Mediation Panel

Regulatory Comments

• ​​​comments to the California Energy Commission on Staff Workshop on Pipeline Biomethane
• comments of Environmental Markets Association on the CFTC NOPR on Dodd-Frank Act definition of "swap" (principal author)
• comments of California Utilities on the "swap" definition NOPR (environmental commodities section)
• comments of International Energy Credit Association on the "swap" definition NOPR (principal author)
• comments of the International Energy Credit Association on swaps documentation NOPR under Dodd-Frank (principal author)
• comments of the International Energy Credit Association to CFTC end-user exemption NOPR under Dodd-Frank (principal author)

Renewable Energy and Climate Change

Example Engagements

• Livestock Biomethane (representing biomethane purchaser Duke Energy
• Top of the World 200MW wind farm (representing power purchase agreement buyer PacifiCorp) 
• Campbell Hill 99 MW wind farm (representing power purchase agreement buyer PacifiCorp)
• Wolverine Creek 64.5MW wind farm (representing power purchase agreement off-taker PacifiCorp)
• Southern New Hampshire University Carbon-neutral hedge (representing hedge + RECs seller PPM Energy, Inc.)
• Renewable energy for the NY Freedom Tower (representing hedge seller + RECs PPM Energy, Inc.)
• Utilitree Carbon Company (representing Rio Bravo Carbon sequestration Project investor PacifiCorp
• Noel Kempff Climate Action Project (representing Carbon AIJ investor investor PacifiCorp)

Memberships

• ​Chair, RECs Annex subcommittee of Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Contract Drafting Committee
• Co-chair, ABA/EMA/ACORE Renewable Energy Certificates Trading Agreement Drafting Committee
• Member, Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System Stakeholder Advisory Committee
• Member, Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System Policy Subcommittee
• Member, The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
• Member, The Climate Registry Power Sector Technical Expert Panel
• Founding Reporter, The Climate Registry

Regulatory Comments

• Commenting on Cap and Trade Legislation
• Commenting on Cap and Trade legislation
• Commenting on Cap and Trade legislation
• Commenting on Renewable Energy Certificate and Carbon markets
• Commenting on Renewable Energy Certificate markets
• ABA/EMA/ACORE Renewable Energy Certificates Trading Agreement
• ABA/EMA/ACORE Renewable Energy Certificates Trading Agreement
• ABA/EMA/ACORE Renewable Energy Certificates Trading Agreement
• ABA/EMA/ACORE Renewable Energy Certificates Trading Agreement
• BBC interview on international climate change policy, from Bolivia (minute 3:41 of 4:24)
• comments of Environmental Markets Association on the CFTC NOPR on Dodd-Frank Act definition of "swap" (principal author)
• comments to the California Energy Commission on Staff Workshop on Pipeline Biomethane
• comments on the California Energy Commission Biomethane Workshop
• comments on the Climate Action Reserve Proposed Landfill Gas Protocol 4.0
• comments on California Air Resources Board Cap-and-Trade proposed regulations.
• comments on the Climate Action Reserve forestry protocol Project Implementation Agreement
• comments on the Western Climate Initiative Market Oversight White Paper
• comments on the CFTC Notice of Intended Rulemaking on Chicago Climate Exchange Carbon Financial Instruments

Dodd-Frank Act

​Jeremy Weinstein was a principal author, with esteemed colleagues and contributors, of the following comment letters concerning rulemakings by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act and other legislation:​

Regulatory Comments

• International Energy Credit Association 2/10/14 comments on CFTC Position Limits NOPR
• International Energy Credit Association 2/15/13 comments on CFTC Form TO
• International Energy Credit Association 10/15/12 comments on CFTC Bookout Information Collection Notice
• International Energy Credit Association 10/12/12 comments on CFTC Swap Definition Final Rule
• International Energy Credit Association 10/11/12 no-action request to CFTC on FERC-regulated products
• International Energy Credit Association 9/21/12 petition to delay bookout confirmation requirement
• International Energy Credit Association 7/20/12 petition for rulemaking on CFTC Swap Dealer definition
• International Energy Credit Association 6/26/12 comments on CFTC Trade Option Exemption
• International Energy Credit Association cost-benefit 5/23/12 comments on CFTC Swap Definition NOPR
• International Energy Credit Association cost-benefit 5/23/12 comments on CFTC End User NOPR
• International Energy Credit Association 4/12/12 comments on CFTC failure to apply required cost-benefit analyses
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 2/13/12  comments on the Volcker Rule (co-author with Patricia Dodanville)
• International Energy Credit Association 7/27/11 comments on CFTC Swaps Definition NOPR
• California Utilities 7/22/11 joint comments on CFTC Swaps Definition NOPR (environmental attributes sections)
• Environmental Markets Association 7/21/11 comments on CFTC Swaps Definition NOPR
• International Energy Credit Association 4/11/11 comments on CFTC Trading Relationship Documentation NOPR
• International Energy Credit Association 2/22/11 comments on CFTC End-User Exemption NOPR
• Environmental Markets Association 12/17/10 comments on Dodd-Frank Section 750 Study.
• Environmental Markets Association 9/20/10 comments on the CFTC/SEC Dodd-Frank definitional ANOPR
• comments on  9/4/09 to the CFTC Notice of Intended Rulemaking on Chicago Climate Exchange Carbon Financial Instruments (CFTC Order)
• Commenting on Dodd-Frank Act regulation
• Commenting on Dodd-Frank Act regulation