Locke Lord’s Josh Kaplowitz Profiled by Wind Systems Magazine in Q&A Highlighting Recent Developments in Federal Offshore Wind Regulation

Locke Lord Washington, D.C., lawyer Josh Kaplowitz was featured and pictured in a Q&A with Wind Systems Magazine discussing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) recent overhaul of its offshore wind regulations through its Renewable Energy Modernization Rule. Kaplowitz addresses how the evolution of BOEM’s regulations mirror the evolution of the U.S. offshore wind industry as well as the key ways the Modernization Rule streamlines processes and aligns with European practices.

“[T]he [Modernization] [R]ule creates efficiencies and codifies regulatory practices that had previously been done on more of an ad-hoc basis,” he says. “Developers, particularly in a complex industry like this, need certainty. Having that certainty codified in the regulations is crucial.”

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