Legal Seminar: Large Load Transactions

C&A Attorney David Cook will present at NRECA’s Legal Seminars regarding large load transactions. The program is entitled: “The Data Center Boom: Legal Issues to Process Before the Servers Start Humming.”

David will cover various issues related to contracting with data centers, including performance security and capital credits. Based on experience with distribution and G&T cooperatives in several states, David will address important considerations and strategies in contracting with and serving large loads and data centers.

NRECA Legal Seminar

The Data Center Boom: Legal Issues to Process Before the Servers Start Humming

This session offers a deep dive into the evolving legal landscape for serving data centers. Panelists will address navigating tax and capital credit considerations, structuring contracts including three-party agreements with generation and transmission cooperatives, managing risk, and advising boards.

  • David Cook, Partner, Cook & Associates, Georgia
  • Samantha Crouch, Senior Executive Vice-President, Power Supply andGeneral Counsel, Farmers Electric Cooperative, Texas
  • David Samford, General Counsel, East Kentucky Power Cooperative
  • Jessica Healy, Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, NRECA
David Cook
Practicing law for 20 years, David focuses on construction & procurement law, rural utility cooperative law, and Georgia local government law.

About Cook & Associates

Cook & Associates serves rural utilities, state and local governments, and construction clients with specialized legal services while retaining the personal touch and more economical rates of a small firm.