Law Office of Rohan S. Grant, PLLC

Client Advocacy in Legal Matters: Specialize in handling transactional disputes, contract negotiations, litigation, and compliance. Skilled in representing clients at public hearings, depositions, arbitrations, trials, and delivering comprehensive legal support.

Expert in Navigating NYC Council Funding: Adeptly guide nonprofit clients through the complexities of the New York City Council’s discretionary funding application and award process. Provide risk management and strategic advice to organizations in order to secure critical funding and support.

Leadership in Campaign Operations: Facilitated operations for multiple high-stakes electoral campaigns across New York’s five boroughs. My leadership in ballot petitioning, phone banking, volunteer engagement, and issue troubleshooting significantly increased campaign effectiveness and voter outreach.

Commercial Litigation, Renewable Energy, & Government Relations

Affila Group

Spearheading Stakeholder Engagement: fleet-electrification outreach, conducting extensive market research, and fostering strategic partnerships with government agencies, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), dealers, educational institutions, and trade associations.

Alliance Building for Advocacy Success: Establish and nurture a dynamic network of alliances encompassing community groups, elected officials, business leaders, and legislative bodies at both city and state levels. Advance advocacy strategies and achieve client objectives through collaborative efforts.

General Counsel, Executive VP

Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP

Here, I managed the litigation of insurance defense matters, representing carriers in claims stemming from motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, labor law violations, and construction accidents.  Member of the firm’s Insurance Defense and Commercial Litigation Departments. 

I appeared on behalf of clients at hearings, depositions, oral arguments, mediations, arbitrations, and at trial serving as First Chair.

I also wrote internal position and policy papers based on research into emerging legislation at the state and municipal levels.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE - GENERAL LIABILITY

New York City Council

In this role, I researched statues and case law to build internal memos and reports on City Council legislation, defending against challenges to City Council laws governing labor, healthcare, and small businesses.  

I advised Council members on litigation, legislation, internal investigations, and compliance.  Specific topics included legislative privilege, ethics, and conflicts of interest.

This role involved engagement with the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board on behalf of Council Members and staff.

I also drafted and filed motions at the state and federal level.

Associate General Counsel

Quinn Emanuel

I supported the discovery phase of a large-scale foreclosure prevention and mortgage-backed securities litigation matter.  

My scope of responsibilities included the preparation and summarization of depositions, and the review of documents to identify issues for discovery.

Litigation Support Attorney

General Counsel and Executive VP at Affila Group, a leading consulting firm that helps clients accelerate the transition to electric vehicles. With over 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors, I have a proven track record of delivering innovative and client-focused solutions in complex and high-stakes situations.

I leverage my expertise in public-private partnerships, renewable energy, clean-tech, infrastructure, and commercial real estate to facilitate the development and deployment of EV infrastructure and services across the country. I also oversee the legal and regulatory aspects of the company, ensuring regulatory compliance, risk management, and best practices. I am passionate about driving positive change and creating value for our company, its partners, and its customers.

Rohan Grant

Oriden

Originations Manager

BW Solar

Played a vital role in identifying and securing suitable sites for energy projects, including utility and community solar installations, and battery energy storage systems.
Conducted comprehensive CIA assessments to evaluate land suitability, environmental impact, and regulatory requirements.
Stayed updated with industry policies, regulations, and market trends to optimize site selection.
Collaborated closely with internal teams to understand project specifications and limitations.
Prepared exhibits and documentation for lease agreements, ISO submissions, and landowners.
Utilized ArcGIS, Anderson Optimization, Nira, and Transect software for data analysis and site evaluation.

Project Originations - Siting Manager

Key Capture Energy

Support the Project Management team to provide integrated project cost and schedule monitoring, tracking of budget variance, forecasts, and provide cost and schedule reports.
Coordinate with cross functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to complete project analyses by their due date
Implement standard cost, schedule and risk management programs, processes to ensure Engineering and Construction projects are performed in accordance with approved budgets and schedules

Projects Control Associate

Analyze data and utilize ArcGIS Pro and Online servers to assist in BESS and Utility Solar project viability.
Assist Development in land prospecting for Storage + Solar project based on environmental and electrical needs.
Create development deliverables for project visualization.

Geographic Information Systems Analyst

Waveguide Fiber

Design the fiber optic cables grid in highly populated areas using ArcGIS Pro.Understanding fiber specification sheets and cable capacities to best orient cables.
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Geographic Information Systems Engineer

Renewable Energy Originations | Utility and Community Solar+ BESS | WRISE Pittsburgh

Based in Pennsylvania, I am an experienced renewable energy professional dedicated to advancing practical solutions for our evolving energy landscape. I focus on developing energy systems aimed at supporting environmental objectives and contributing to social progress. As a leader on key initiatives at Mitsubishi Power, I work on integrating established power generation methods with emerging renewable technologies. My commitment lies in furthering the development of next-generation energy, supporting communities, and making a lasting, positive contribution.

Jaimie H.

Proud Moment for the Team at Oriden! ☀️

Exciting news: the City of Philadelphia has finalized its agreement for the Abes Run Solar Project, the city’s second utility-scale solar PPA and an important milestone on its path toward 100% municipal renewable electricity.

This 20 MW project is expected to deliver roughly 5% of Philadelphia’s municipal electricity needs over the next 20 years at a fixed rate, providing long-term savings, cleaner power, and measurable progress toward climate goals.

I’ve seen firsthand how much hard work, long hours, and deep expertise go into initiatives like this across our teams at Oriden. Projects require dedication, coordination, and a strong commitment to excellence, and I’m proud to work alongside people who bring that every day.

Kudos to everyone involved, including the Philadelphia Energy Authority and all project partner! 

#RenewableEnergy #Solar #Sustainability

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Jaimie Henderson

Managing Renewable Origination at Oriden Power | Analyzing Energy Markets and Data Centers | WRISE Pittsburgh Chair | WEN Chair | Mitsubushi Power

Open article: Philadelphia Finalizes Agreement for City?s Second Utility-Scale Solar Project by renewableenergymagazine.com

Philadelphia Finalizes Agreement for City?s Second Utility-Scale Solar Project

I like working next to my dog, but have we revisited the debate on in-person versus remote work?

Remote work made it easier for me to focus and get things done. My days are quieter and more predictable, which naturally helped my output. The downside is how quickly work can blend into the rest of my life. Without a clear line between “office” and “home,” you have to create your own boundaries, and I haven’t always been great at that.

Time away from the office also reminded me how important it is to keep my soft skills sharp. Working through a tough situation on a screen doesn’t build the same instincts as being in the room. That’s one of the reasons I’ve stayed active in professional groups. They give me space to practice communication, leadership, and networking without the pressure of day-to-day work. I’ve gained a lot from those groups, and I lean on them more now that I’m not surrounded by colleagues every day.

I often ask myself, "Does remote work really increase output?" Stanford’s 2024 study of more than 1,600 workers showed a 13 percent productivity bump, and meeting time drops significantly when people work from home. That shift gives teams more room for real work instead of constant check-ins. So, seemingly yes, it does.

Then again, there is data showing the impact being in person has on the collective. Harvard’s review of Microsoft employees found that collaboration networks shrank by 25 percent when people went remote. Teams stuck to their own circles, cross-functional work slowed, and the quick conversations that spark new ideas or help you understand the business disappeared. 

What I’ve seen most often is that people have lost the art of rapport building. Being in the office with your colleagues gives you more chances to be curious, ask questions, and build trust than remote work does.

I think many companies navigating this well aren’t choosing one side. They’re thoughtful about what kind of work belongs where. Remote time supports focus. In-person time supports trust, clarity, and the kind of collaboration that is hard to replicate online. Forcing everyone back full-time doesn’t fix the issue, but assuming remote can replace everything doesn’t match what most people experience either.

A flexible hybrid approach will probably stay the norm, shifting based on the task and the team.

How has it looked in your world?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄

The past few months have been tough for renewable energy professionals. I've watched talented peers get hit by layoffs, seen organizations close their doors, and heard from too many people navigating unexpected job searches in an uncertain market.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:

Let's use this thread to connect qualified professionals with opportunities. The renewable energy sector needs experienced talent now more than ever, and many exceptional people are available who wouldn't normally be on the market.

For Those Job Searching: You're not alone in this. The current market doesn't reflect your value or capabilities. Keep your network warm, stay visible on LinkedIn, and don't hesitate to reach out for introductions or advice.

To everyone else: if you see someone in your network posting about a job search in renewables, engage with it. Share it. Make an introduction. A small action on your part could be the connection that changes someone's trajectory.

I want to highlight someone from my network who is actively looking for their next role: Hamza Khalil. They bring solid experience in solar development. I have attached their resume. If your organization is hiring or you know of opportunities, please reach out. Happy to make introductions.

The renewable energy transition is still happening. Let's make sure the people who've been driving it forward have a place in what comes next.

#RenewableEnergy #JobSearch #Hiring #CleanEnergy #CareerSupport #SolarJobs #WindEnergy #EnergyTransition #OpenToWork

The solar energy market is set for transformational growth over the next decade.

A recent report from Allied Market Research projects that the global solar energy market will grow from US$ 0.4 trillion in 2024 to US$ 1.6 trillion by 2034, at a compound annual growth rate  of 15.2 percent.

Key drivers:
▪️ Rising global emphasis on carbon reduction, energy independence, and clean power
▪️Advances in PV technology, along with falling installation costs
▪️Supportive government policies such as tax incentives and net metering helping to scale adoption

Challenges ahead:
▪️Solar generation is inherently variable (weather, day/night cycles), which creates grid stability issues
▪️As solar penetration increases, the complexity of integrating it reliably into existing energy systems becomes more significant

Major opportunities:
▪️Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) where PV materials are built into windows, façades or roofs are an emerging growth area
▪️Further innovation in storage and smart grid technologies will be essential to manage intermittency and maximize solar's value
▪️As demand grows, the full solar value chain from developers, module manufacturers, to O&M providers stands to benefit significantly

Implications for the energy industry:
▪️Utilities and grid operators must invest more in modernization and flexibility to handle higher shares of solar
▪️Strategic partnerships and innovation (such as storage integration and BIPV) will be increasingly important
▪️Project developers and investors should lean into long term planning: this is not just incremental growth, but a structural shift in energy generation

#SolarEnergy #Renewables #EnergyTransition #PowerGeneration #GridIntegration #CleanEnergy

The next decade will redefine how we plan the power system. Demand from data centers and electrification is surging. Clean energy is accelerating. Weather is more volatile. Policy expectations are rising. Yet the tools we use to model the grid remain rooted in an earlier, simpler era.

Transmission models are the foundation of every reliability decision, interconnection study, and long-term plan. When the model is wrong, everything built on it is wrong. Today, the problem is not a lack of engineering skill. It is that planners are being asked to produce far more with tools that were never built for this level of complexity.

Across utilities and ISOs, base case development has become a grinding, manual process. Planners merge files, rewrite scripts, resolve conflicts, update forecasts, and rebuild cases again and again as conditions shift. These workflows are opaque and inconsistent, with limited traceability. When assumptions cannot be easily tracked or reproduced, confidence in study outcomes erodes. Developers push back. Regulators question costs. Communities question reliability assessments.

Hiring alone will not solve this. To meet modern grid demands, planners need leverage. They need automation and clarity.

Automation can handle repetitive validation steps, organize data flows, maintain audit trails, and build cases that are consistent and reproducible. It frees engineers to focus on judgment rather than data stitching. Structured tools scale with workload, unlike ad hoc spreadsheets and scripts. They also create the transparency needed to restore trust among all stakeholders.

If we want reliability through 2035 and beyond, we must modernize the invisible infrastructure behind the physical grid. Investing in better modeling tools is no longer optional. It is essential for a system that becomes more electrified, weather dependent, and interconnected every year. The grid is only as strong as the models that shape it, and it is time to give those models the consistency and clarity they urgently need.

Open article: Planning smarter: How utilities are rewriting the next decade of grid reliability by utilitydive.com

Planning smarter: How utilities are rewriting the next decade of grid reliability

The International Energy Agency (IEA)’s latest outlook signals that global solar growth may be entering a plateau through 2035.

According to the analysis, annual solar additions are expected to average around 540 GW per year. This represents strong ongoing deployment, but not the steep acceleration seen over the last decade.

Renewables remain the fastest-growing source of global power, yet under current policies coal is projected to stay the largest single generation source through the next ten years. The IEA notes that China will continue to drive 45 to 60 percent of global renewable additions, while regions including India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa gain increasing influence.

One area of potential upside is repowering. Small improvements in module efficiency could meaningfully increase electricity output from existing fleets, delivering up to 15 percent more generation by 2035.

The report also highlights barriers in countries facing high financing costs and limited development budgets, which may slow progress on global electrification without targeted policy support.

Solar continues to expand, but reaching the next level of global growth will require stronger policies, improved access to capital, and continued technology gains.

I had a conversation last week about the political dimension of AI development. Afterward, I put on one of my favorite podcasts (shout out Bloomberg's Odd Lots), and the discussion was all about concerns over where we're headed in the next few years.

The premious was, AI is about to become, if it isn’t already, a major political flashpoint, possibly by the 2026 midterms and almost certainly by the 2028 presidential election. This isn’t speculation about technological capabilities. It’s about the second-order effects already materializing.

Consider the financial stakes. Investment flowing into AI infrastructure is reaching levels that could conceivably require federal backstops if things go wrong. 

Then there's my favorite topic.. energy. Training LLM's and operating data centers requires enormous electricity. Regions are already seeing grid stress, and rising energy costs driven by AI demand will create political pressure. Communities bearing infrastructure costs with limited local benefit will make their voices heard.

Labor displacement or plateau (which I've been meaning to post about) may be the most volatile. Large scale automation of previously stable jobs creates conditions for backlash, particularly among working class voters. Without thoughtful policies around retraining, safety nets, or new forms of economic security, this could fuel populist movements that reshape politics. 

This creates a challenge for those of us working in this space. Technical excellence won’t be enough. We need serious engagement with the political, social, and distributional consequences of what we’re building. That means proactive conversations with policymakers, communities, and workers. It means thinking hard about governance, transparency, and accountability before crisis or regulation forces the issue.

Treating AI as purely technical or business-focused while ignoring its political trajectory is untenable. Decisions made in the next few years will have consequences extending far beyond quarterly earnings or model benchmarks.

Open article: The Politics of AI Are About to Explode - Bloomberg by bloomberg.com

The Politics of AI Are About to Explode - Bloomberg

I am so proud of my Co-Leads at Mitsubishi Power Americas for running  the 2025 Heart Walk. We would be lost without you all!

Accomplished Business Professional | Empowering Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern | Doctoral Student in Counseling Education and Supervision

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Today was one for the books. After months of planning, things came together in a major way. Thank you to my fellow Balanced Being Co-Leads Samantha Kovach, SHRM-CP, Jaimie Henderson, and Alex Breeding for helping make this years Heart Walk event such a success! Thank you to the American Heart Association for such a worthy cause. And thank you Mitsubishi Power Americas for a great day a fun and celebration. See you next year.

Here's what's happening with data centers and the power grid: researchers from Camus, encoord, and Princeton recently published a report showing there's a smarter way to connect these energy-hungry facilities without creating excessive costs for other utility customers.

The traditional approach costs utilities roughly $764 million per gigawatt of new data center demand because you need to build out 2.17 GW worth of new generation capacity just to support 1 GW of data center load. Regular customers typically bear these infrastructure costs through higher rates.

The researchers modeled what they're calling "flexible grid connections" combined with BYOC (bring-your-own-capacity). Instead of data centers demanding firm, 24/7 power from the grid regardless of conditions, they would accept some flexibility in their power supply. When paired with BYOC, where the data center procures and offers its own energy resources into the market, the cost savings become substantial.

Flexible connections with 20% conditional firm service cut costs by $78 million per GW, while adding BYOC saves another $326 million per GW. This represents over $400 million in total savings for every gigawatt of data center capacity. Additionally, a 500-MW data center using this approach could be fully operational in about two years, compared to the traditional five to seven year timeline.

The research team used real transmission data from a PJM utility and found that flexible data centers help the whole system run more efficiently because they operate at higher load factors than typical customers. More energy flowing through the same infrastructure means fixed costs can be spread across more sales, potentially easing rate pressure for all customers.

The researchers acknowledge this work represents a demonstration rather than a comprehensive national assessment. They recommend further analysis of what happens when multiple flexible connections exist in the same region and how different portfolio mixes of clean generation affect the system.

The timing is significant given that data center power demand could hit 106 GW by 2035 according to projections. PJM's market monitor recently argued that no more data centers should connect unless they can be reliably served. This research offers a potential path forward that doesn't require rejecting new facilities or burdening existing customers with massive bills.

The central insight is that data centers don't necessarily need the same rock-solid, always-on power connection that hospitals require. With proper planning and on-site flexibility resources, they can adapt to grid conditions while meeting their operational needs. This represents a different approach to thinking about large load interconnections.

Open article: Flexible connections and BYOC could reduce data center burden: report by utilitydive.com

Flexible connections and BYOC could reduce data center burden: report

Great news! Really proud of Erie—a place I called home for a couple years.

Now more than ever, our prosperity depends on progress, and progress depends on power.

220MW of siting approved in Erie County, Pennsylvania, for two different utility scale solar developers, congratulations RWE.and Ampliform. Thank you to Dan Laughlin for his leadership on property rights during the township hearing process. It is an honor to perform this advocacy alongside Jim Gregory and Aaron P.. CEN-PA and PA-L&LC helped the farming families of my home community. If you are seeking to site development in rural Keystone communities, Energy Matters, Let's Talk!

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