Raleigh, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization has certified Raleigh partner Merrick Parrott in utilities law. The specialty focuses on the North Carolina Public Utilities Act and practice before the North Carolina Utilities Commission and related state and federal regulatory bodies.

Merrick obtained the certification by passing a North Carolina-specific exam and receiving references from numerous peers. She joins 19 attorneys in North Carolina with the utilities law certification.

Merrick represents energy clients before the North Carolina Utilities Commission, including securing certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPCNs) for Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) qualifying facilities (QFs) and merchant plants as well as handling regulatory filings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). She also helps developers navigate local land use regulations and has appeared before dozens of local governmental bodies to obtain quasi-judicial permits and rezoning approvals for her clients.

In addition, Merrick counsels on the acquisition, sale, financing, and permitting of renewable energy facilities across the Southeast.

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