
Lauren A. Collins

Two California Plaza
350 South Grand Avenue
Suite 2100
Los Angeles, California 90071





Lauren Collins focuses on tax matters related to project finance, with an emphasis on renewable energy and infrastructure assets. Lauren has represented clients in the financing, disposition, acquisition, and development of renewable energy and energy transition projects, including solar, wind, energy storage, hydrogen, carbon sequestration, fuel cell, biogas, RNG, and manufacturing facilities, among others. She has considerable experience utilizing a variety of structures to finance these assets and has helped develop some of the most complex and cutting-edge renewable energy financing transactions in the U.S., including numerous first-of-its-kind deals.
In the course of her practice, Lauren represents Fortune 50 companies, investors, utilities, sponsors, and developers in the renewable energy space and has advised clients more broadly in connection with various federal and state tax matters. Her experience includes tax equity, tax credit finance and sales, M&A, reorganizations and bankruptcy, project finance, and structured finance.
Lauren is recognized globally and nationwide as “Up and Coming” in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy by Chambers Global 2023 and Chambers USA 2022.
Experience Highlights
8 Rivers Capital in its joint venture with ADM to develop the 280 MW Broadwing Clean Energy Complex in Illinois, one of the world’s first zero emissions Allam-Fetvedt cycle power plants, including CO2 storage capabilities
8 Rivers Capital in its joint venture with The Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund to develop the 280 MW Coyote Clean Power Project in Colorado, one of the world’s first zero-emissions NET Power natural gas-fired power plants, including CO2 capture and storage capabilities
Numerous tax equity investors in their initial investments in utility scale wind, solar, and storage projects including—with respect to solar and storage—commercial, industrial, and residential assets, utilizing partnership flip transactions, sale leaseback, and inverted lease structures
Tax equity investor in its investment in a portfolio of three utility scale solar photovoltaic projects in Texas, Colorado, and Vermont with nameplate capacities of 30 MW, 19.59 MW, and 50 MW, respectively
Goldman Sachs Renewable Power in the acquisition from Recurrent Energy and the development, debt, and tax equity financing of a 300MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plus 140.25MW/561MWh storage project in California; the project will sell power pursuant to 5 separate power purchase agreements, 4 of which include energy storage
JPM Capital Corporation in its approximately $160 million equity commitment to develop the approximately 126 MW Timber Road IV Wind Farm Project in Paulding County, Ohio, and the approximately 50.4 MW Los Mirasoles II Wind Farm Project in Hidalgo and Starr Counties, Texas
Tax equity investor in the $185 million tax equity investment and lender in a $60 million loan to repower three wind generation facilities in Texas totaling 546MW, each being developed by one of the largest renewable energy project developers in the U.S.
Tax equity investor in its approximately $350 million tax equity commitment in a 485 MW solar project in Virginia, which is the largest solar facility east of the Rocky Mountains
Residential solar project developer in tax equity financings with multiple tax equity sources, major equipment procurement contracts, and related strategic advice regarding growth strategies
Terra-Gen in the approximately $250 million construction financing and $170 million tax equity financing for the 193.5MW Voyager Wind II Project in Kern County, California, and the 32.7MW Texas Big Spring Project in Big Spring, Texas
Private equity fund in a $150 million debut joint venture with a solar developer to acquire and develop community solar and other eligible renewable projects
Affiliate of Goldman Sachs Renewable Power in the $86.9 million acquisition of LLC membership interests in operating solar commercial and industrial projects subject to sale-leaseback financing arrangements
Sixth Street in a joint venture with MMA Energy Capital to finance the construction and ongoing operations of solar power projects throughout North America
Credentials
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D., 2010 (Southern California Law Review, Senior Content Editor)
- New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2011
- University of California – San Diego, B.A. Political Science with honors, 2007
- Chambers Global, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA), 2023; “Up and Coming” in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA), 2023
- Legal 500 U.S., “Next Generation Partner” in Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power, 2022; Finance: Project Finance, 2022
- Chambers USA, Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide), 2022; “Up and Coming” in Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (Nationwide), 2022
- Kayo Conference Series, “Top 21 in ’21: Women in Power,” 2021
- California
- InsightMay 12, 2023
V&E Renewable Energy Update
- Deals & CasesMay 2, 2023
- Treasury Quietly Changes Energy Community Guidance, Redefining Beginning of Construction Timing RuleInsightApril 10, 2023
V&E Renewable Energy Update
- InsightApril 3, 2023
V&E Renewable Energy Update
- Rankings & AwardsFebruary 16, 2023
- InsightFebruary 15, 2023
- InsightFebruary 14, 2023
V&E Renewable Energy Update
- Deals & CasesJanuary 4, 2023
- InsightNovember 30, 2022
V&E Inflation Reduction Act Update
- Deals & CasesNovember 21, 2022
- Deals & CasesSeptember 29, 2022
- Event RecapSeptember 13, 2022
- InsightSeptember 2, 2022
Published in Bloomberg Tax on September 1, 2022
- Deals & CasesAugust 17, 2022
- InsightAugust 16, 2022
- Event RecapAugust 16, 2022
- InsightAugust 12, 2022
V&E Energy Update
- Deals & CasesAugust 4, 2022
- Event RecapAugust 4, 2022
- InsightJuly 28, 2022
V&E Energy Update
- Rankings & AwardsJune 16, 2022
- Rankings & AwardsJune 1, 2022
- Deals & CasesMarch 29, 2022
- Event RecapMarch 29, 2022
- InsightDecember 20, 2021
V&E Tax Update
- InsightDecember 13, 2021
V&E Tax Update
- InsightNovember 19, 2021
V&E Tax Update
- InsightNovember 2, 2021
V&E Tax Update
- InsightSeptember 7, 2021
Published in Tax Notes Federal, Tax Notes State, Tax Notes International, August 9, 2021
- Three Questions Directors Need to Ask About Cleantech Innovation and Investments in Renewable EnergyEvent RecapJuly 6, 2021
- InsightJuly 2, 2021
V&E Renewable Energy Update
- InsightJune 30, 2021
V&E Renewable Energy Update
- Deals & CasesApril 16, 2021
- InsightApril 5, 2021
- InsightApril 2, 2021
V&E American Jobs Plan Update
- InsightFebruary 12, 2021
- Press ReleaseFebruary 3, 2021
- “2018 in Retrospect: The Renewable Energy Industry in a Post-TCJA World,” Tax Notes, February 11, 2019 (co-author)
- “Is It Safe? – A Solar Safe Harbor,” Tax Notes, July 3,2017 (co-author)
- “Back to the Beginning: Energy Property Revisited,” Tax Notes, December 19, 2016 (co-author)
- “The Unwind: ‘I Don’t Want It’,” Tax Notes, September 12, 2016 (co-author)
- “Renewable Power Facilities: Placed-in-Service Issues,” Tax Notes, Vol. 151, No. 8, May 23, 2016 (co-author)
- “Renewable Structures: Choices and Challenges,” Pratt’s Energy Law Report, Vol. 15, No. 7, July 2015 (co-author)
News & Insights
V&E Renewable Energy Update
V&E Renewable Energy Update
V&E Renewable Energy Update