David W. Beugelmans

David is Chair of the firm’s Energy & Environmental Law practice group. He focuses his practice on providing counsel on energy, environmental, and public utility regulatory and policy matters.

In this capacity, he works closely with power plant developers to successfully navigate Maryland’s Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) process before the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to gain approval for energy projects of all sizes, with a particular focus on utility-scale solar. To date, David has permitted more than 800 megawatts of utility-scale solar projects in Maryland, ranging from 2.5 megawatts to more than 200 megawatts.

Recently, David has placed significant focus on Maryland Community Solar Pilot Program regulatory compliance issues, including the reviewing and drafting of subscriber agreements, waiver petitions, and eligibility issues. More generally, he provides counsel on legal issues associated with distributed and renewable generation, including traditional, virtual, and aggregate net metering rules and tariffs. He also has experience with energy storage permitting and development.

David represents water companies before the PSC, including providing “first chair” representation for rate cases. He also represents large energy consumers in electric and gas rate cases and has provided counsel on major utility mergers.