Court S. Rich
Court Rich is Co-Founder of Rose Law Group and is Director of the firm’s Regulatory and Renewable Energy Department. Court practices in the areas of renewable energy, utilities, municipal law, regulatory law, land use and zoning, administrative law, real estate, and handles administrative matters in front of the Arizona Corporation Commission, the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee, the Arizona Department of Real Estate, and lobbying at the State Legislature. Court serves as regulatory counsel for some of the largest solar companies and solar industry organizations in the United States. Court has extensive experience helping clients solve complicated real estate development and regulatory issues in all parts of the Valley and around the State of Arizona. Court has assisted clients in some especially unique development issues related to, utility services, floodplains, assurances, freeway and utility siting, as well as securing use permits, and variances where needed.
On the regulatory front, Court has worked on numerous groundbreaking matters in Arizona including acting as lead counsel before the Arizona Corporation Commission for the largest solar energy industry groups in the country in matters relating to the future of distributed generation in Arizona. Court has negotiated numerous power purchase agreements and turnkey agreements for utility scale solar generation facilities with utilities including among others Arizona Public Service, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Tucson Electric Power. In addition, Court has drafted and negotiated solar service agreements, solar lease agreements, and solar purchase agreements for numerous distributed scale solar projects with a variety of off-takers.
Under Court’s leadership, Rose Law Group pc has become the leading firm in Arizona for renewable energy and its renewable energy department was just ranked number one in the state by Ranking Arizona.
Court’s work demands that he have close relationships with elected officials and state, municipal, and county staff members throughout Arizona. As a result, Court is often involved in election campaigns in support of local and state candidates and stays involved in the communities in which he works. Court is always ready to assist clients in working with municipal, county, or state officials in an effort to build better communities and solve local and regional issues.
Court is a regular speaker and panelist on all things related to renewable energy. Court also has served as pro bono counsel for the Institute for Justice (representing a Winchell’s Donut shop against first amendment abuse) and has been an associate scholar at the Goldwater Institute which published his policy brief, “Protecting Private Property Rights: The Case for Vested Property Rights.”
He supports and serves on committees for various Valley philanthropic organizations including Teen Lifeline, which is one of his favorites. Former Governor Jan Brewer appointed Court to sit on her Solar Energy Advisory Task Force. Court was recently appointed by the Mayor and Council to sit on the City of Phoenix’s ad hoc committee on electric vehicle issues. Court is Vice President of the Arizona Solar Energy Industry Association, and a member of the Phoenix Green Chamber’s Public Policy Committee. Court also sits on the City of Scottsdale Cultural Council’s Scottsdale Public Art Advisory Board, the Board of the Arizona chapter of Gen Next, the Board of Directors for the Gen Equity Political Action Committee, and formerly served on the executive board of the Economic Development Group of Eloy (EDGE). Court is a proud graduate of Scottsdale Leadership’s Class 23, a member of Gen Next, and Pinal Partnership.
Court received his B.A. in philosophy from University of Arizona in 1998 and his J.D. from Arizona State University in 2001 where he was a Pedrick Scholar. He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona Association.
On the lighter side, he was named “Best Name for a Lawyer” in the Phoenix New Times’ Best of Phoenix Issue, 2001.
In The News
Court Rich, co-founder of Rose Law Group and director of the firm’s renewable energy & utility infrastructure department, quoted in Axios report on how data center boom is testing Arizona’s power grid
By Jeremy Duda | Axios Data centers consume an inordinate amount of electricity, and the Corporation Commission is trying to figure out how to cope with the demand. The big picture: With low energy costs and few natural disasters, the Phoenix metro area has become one of the top data center markets in the U.S. Those buildings house computer equipment for data storage and
Providers confident at Pinal Partnership ‘State of Energy’ discussion moderated by Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder, director of renewable energy & utility infrastructure
By Mark Cowling | Pinal Central The Valley and Pinal County are growing so quickly that the energy capacity that Salt River Project spent 100 years building and acquiring must now be doubled in 10 years. “The growth that we’re seeing is tremendous … more than double what we saw in the previous decade,” Bill McClellan, SRP’s senior manager of
Rose Law Group well-represented for Arizona Capitol Times’ ‘Best of the Capitol’ honors
‘Best of the Capitol’ on June 24 is a light-hearted evening event that honors the people and groups engaged in Arizona politics in 30 categories, including: •Best Lobbyist — Liz Goodman(Rose Law Group Senior Attorney, Chair of Government Affairs) • Best Lobbying Firm— Rose Law Group • Toughest Lobbyist To Go Against —Jordan Rose (Rose Law Group Founder & President) • Best Dressed — Jordan Rose • Best Lobbyist — Court Rich (Rose Law
BrightNight and Cordelio sign PPA deal with APS for 1,200MWh BESS; a big boost for ‘reliable power,’ says Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and director of the firm’s renewable energy & utility infrastructure department
The Pioneer clean energy center will be built in Yuma County, Arizona. Image: BrightNight (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents BrightNight.) Court Rich, co-founder of Rose Law Group and director of the firm’s renewable energy & utility infrastructure department, tells RLGR: “This project will go a long way to helping Arizona meet its ever-increasing need for more reliable power. By combining solar and batteries
MILLIGAN ENERGY CENTER: Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and director of the firm’s renewable energy & utility infrastructure department, helps secure project approval in Eloy
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Milligan Energy Center.) By David Church | Pinal Central ELOY — Solar farms have been a hotbed topic in Pinal County for several years. With more and more proposed solar projects reaching city council meetings, there are certainly advocates and opposition for the energy source. During Monday’s Eloy City Council meeting, another solar project was
What does Court Rich — Rose Law Group co-founder and director of the firm’s renewable energy & utility infrastructure department — think about the plan to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant?
By Brian Martucci | Utility Dive Dive Brief: Constellation Energy plans to restart the 835-MW Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear generating station in Pennsylvania in 2028, the company said Friday. Microsoft will purchase energy from the reactivated power plant over 20 years to match power consumed by its data centers in the PJM Interconnection, Constellation said in a news release. But there
