Todd J. Griset is Chair of Preti Flaherty's Energy and Telecommunications Practice Group. He advises clients on the development, financing, acquisition, operation, and regulation of energy and infrastructure projects throughout the United States. His clients range from startups to Fortune 500 companies and include renewable and conventional energy developers, project owners, investors, manufacturers, utilities, competitive energy suppliers, large energy consumers, and trade associations.

Todd helps clients navigate the rapidly evolving energy sector, with particular experience in renewable energy, energy storage, transmission, electrification, wholesale and retail electricity markets, and emerging energy infrastructure. He regularly advises on project development, permitting, interconnection, energy market participation, power purchase arrangements, renewable energy credit programs, regulatory approvals, energy-related mergers and acquisitions, project finance transactions, and energy tax incentives. He also counsels clients regarding Inflation Reduction Act tax credits, supply chain and foreign entity restrictions, and other federal and state policies affecting energy investment and development.

Combining a practical understanding of business, technology, and energy markets with extensive legal experience, Todd helps clients identify opportunities, manage risk, and achieve strategic objectives. He represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state public utilities commissions, ISO New England and similar regional transmission organizations, and other regulatory bodies. His experience includes regional market design, transmission development, interconnection matters, utility regulation, legislative advocacy, energy procurement, regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, and the deployment of innovative energy technologies. He routinely works on matters involving solar, wind, offshore wind, battery storage, hydroelectric, biomass, cogeneration, and other energy resources.

Todd is particularly known for helping clients at the intersection of project development, regulation, and commercial transactions. He advises developers, investors, and energy companies on the acquisition and financing of energy assets, conducts energy regulatory due diligence for complex transactions, and helps clients structure projects and commercial arrangements to maximize value while maintaining regulatory compliance. He also counsels clients regarding major industrial and large-load projects, energy procurement strategies, and emerging opportunities created by electrification and the clean energy transition.

Todd is a frequent author and speaker on energy issues. He authors the Energy Policy Update blog and has published scholarly work on renewable energy policy. His commentary and articles have appeared in industry publications including Offshore Wind Wire and Electric Light & Power.

A Reading, Massachusetts native, Todd is a graduate of Phillips Academy and Dartmouth College, where he studied physics and French literature. He earned both his J.D. and an M.E.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, where his graduate research examined the relationship between environmental contamination and legal regimes in the Arctic. He is fluent in both continental and Québécois French and has practiced with Preti Flaherty since 2002.