Mike LaRocca

Mike LaRocca represents developers in all sectors of renewable energy, including standalone utility-scale energy storage projects, in a broad variety of complex asset-based financings at all levels of the capital stack, including development, construction, back-leverage, warehouse and mezzanine financings, tax equity, preferred equity and cash equity transactions, and tax credit transfer transactions. His experience also includes the representation of lenders in renewable energy project finance transactions with a particular emphasis on community solar, distributed generation, and C&I project portfolios as well as utility scale solar and solar plus storage projects.

• Represented TransGrid Energy LLC (TransGrid), a leading owner and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, in connection with approximately $1.2 billion financing transactions to fund the construction of its Atlas VIII standalone battery storage project in La Paz County, Arizona. When completed, the Atlas VIII project will deliver 382.4 megawatts/1,529.6 megawatt-hours of storage capacity, supporting grid reliability, stability, capacity, and resilience for energy customers in California.
• Represented TransGrid Energy in a $1.4 billion financing supporting battery storage projects in Arizona with a combined capacity of 450 MW*
• Represented a developer in an approximately $190 million tax equity financing of a 200MW battery storage project*
• Represented a lender in connection with a revolving equipment facility for the procurement of modules, trackers, batteries, and related equipment*
• Represented a lender in connection with a $250 million revolving development and equipment facility for the development of community solar and distributed generation facilities throughout the United States*

• University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, JD, cum laude
  Order of the Barristers William P. Cunningham Award for Service to the Law School
• The University of Baltimore, MBA
• Towson University, BS, cum laude

• District of Columbia
• Maryland