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Todd G. Glass
Partner
Energy and Climate Solutions
Seattle
San Francisco

D415-947-2071

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  • Energy and Climate Solutions Practice Leader

    Todd represents energy companies, project developers, and investors in groundbreaking energy project matters, transactions, and financings in North America, Asia, and Europe.

  • Broad and Deep Energy Industry Expertise

    He has served enterprises as lead project counsel in complex transactions for clean energy and industrial decarbonization projects, new business models, and various technologies, including utility-scale and distributed solar, wind, energy storage, hydroelectric, microgrids, EV infrastructure, and carbon capture, use, and sequestration.

  • An Advocate for Clean Energy, Choice, and Competition

    Todd has represented innovative energy companies, customers, and industry groups in matters before Congress, FERC, and state regulatory commissions to advocate for competitive opportunities for clean energy, retail customer choice, and innovative business models.

  • A Recognized Practitioner

    Todd has consistently been recognized as a leader in his field by Chambers Global and Chambers USA for the past 12 years and teaches Energy Project Development Finance at UC Berkeley Law School.

Todd Glass is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he leads a market-leading energy development and finance practice focused on the representation of energy companies, project developers, and investors advancing projects, new business models, technologies, and financing mechanisms revolutionizing how energy resources are generated, sold, stored, and consumed.

Todd has extensive experience with the development, purchase, and sale of renewable and thermal generation and industrial decarbonization projects; structuring, negotiation, and implementation of novel off-take transactions, project development transactions and financings; and state and federal regulation of the energy industry. He served as lead project counsel in the commercialization, project development, regulatory approvals, and financing of alternative energy projects and technologies, including solar photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar, wind, energy storage, hydroelectric, microgrids, and carbon capture, use, and sequestration. His practice also includes development and project financings of behind-the-meter decarbonization, water, and energy efficiency projects integrated into industrial and commercial operations.

Notably, Todd has led some of the most significant energy deals in North America, including landmark energy projects, such as the 14.2 MW Nellis AFB Solar Project (the first utility-scale solar PV project in the U.S.), BrightSource Energy's concentrated solar power purchase agreements (totaling 900 MW) for its Ivanpah project (the world's largest solar thermal power plant), and Stem's 85MW energy-storage enabled distributed demand response agreement in Southern California (a first-of-a-kind utility-scale energy storage transaction), and several first-of-a-kind industrial carbon capture and sequestration projects. 

In addition, Todd represents utility-scale solar and other renewable energy clients in their power sales, renewable energy credit (REC), and carbon credit transactions, portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, and he advises energy technology companies on a variety of commercial matters, national and international joint ventures, company mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financings.

Todd is admitted in New York, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska, but he is not admitted in California.

Experience

Todd Glass is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he leads a market-leading energy development and finance practice focused on the representation of energy companies, project developers, and investors advancing projects, new business models, technologies, and financing mechanisms revolutionizing how energy resources are generated, sold, stored, and consumed.

Todd has extensive experience with the development, purchase, and sale of renewable and thermal generation and industrial decarbonization projects; structuring, negotiation, and implementation of novel off-take transactions, project development transactions and financings; and state and federal regulation of the energy industry. He served as lead project counsel in the commercialization, project development, regulatory approvals, and financing of alternative energy projects and technologies, including solar photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar, wind, energy storage, hydroelectric, microgrids, and carbon capture, use, and sequestration. His practice also includes development and project financings of behind-the-meter decarbonization, water, and energy efficiency projects integrated into industrial and commercial operations.

Notably, Todd has led some of the most significant energy deals in North America, including landmark energy projects, such as the 14.2 MW Nellis AFB Solar Project (the first utility-scale solar PV project in the U.S.), BrightSource Energy's concentrated solar power purchase agreements (totaling 900 MW) for its Ivanpah project (the world's largest solar thermal power plant), and Stem's 85MW energy-storage enabled distributed demand response agreement in Southern California (a first-of-a-kind utility-scale energy storage transaction), and several first-of-a-kind industrial carbon capture and sequestration projects. 

In addition, Todd represents utility-scale solar and other renewable energy clients in their power sales, renewable energy credit (REC), and carbon credit transactions, portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, and he advises energy technology companies on a variety of commercial matters, national and international joint ventures, company mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financings.

Todd is admitted in New York, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska, but he is not admitted in California.

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Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Chambers USA Guide
The 2026 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 44 geography-specific practice categories and named 87 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received four new practice area rankings, including in the nationwide National Security and Capital Markets: Convertible Debt categories, and three improved practice area rankings.
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Client Highlights
Wilson Sonsini Advises Octopus Energy on Majority Stake Acquisition of Uplight
On March 24, 2026, Octopus Energy Group, a global clean energy and technology business driving the affordable, green energy system of the future, will cement its expansion in the U.S. by acquiring a majority stake in Uplight, a leading provider of customer engagement and flexibility management solutions that rapidly transform customer participation into dependable grid capacity. The deal is made in partnership with Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader trusted by utilities worldwide, which will remain as a significant minority partner. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to complete later this year. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Octopus Energy on the transaction.
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Recent Events
Affiliated Programs
Infocast Energy Independence Summit
On October 21, partners Todd Glass and Scott Zimmermann will be participating in panels at Infocast's Energy Independence Summit.
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Affiliated Programs
PowerUp Data Centers
On July 23, partners Matt Christiansen (Panelist) and Todd Glass (Moderator) will be speaking on the panel, "Developing Tariff Designs and Power Supply Contract Structures for Data Center Deals." The panel will discuss tariff design, where utilities could look to do different things in face of queues that could exceed 20 GW, and what features the data centers themselves are looking for in contract structures.
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