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Personal Profile
Ligia Smith works primarily analyzing state and federal laws, policy, and regulations regarding permitting and licensing processes required for energy projects. Prior to joining NREL, she clerked at the Rhode Island Superior Court and worked as an associate in private law practice. She has a background in environmental and natural resources law, energy law, and regulatory compliance from previous work at the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Vermont Law School.
Research Interests
Environmental laws, policy and regulations
Environmental regulatory compliance
Legal and regulatory impacts on energy projects
Renewable energy and transmission project development and implementation
Professional Experience
Associate, Sulloway & Hollis, PLLC, Providence, RI (2016-2018)
Law Clerk, Rhode Island Superior Court, Providence, RI (2015-2016)
Judicial Extern, Vermont Supreme Court, Montpelier, VT (2015)
Law Clerk, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Montpelier, VT (2014)
Student Clinician, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, South Royalton, VT (2013)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Political Science, University of Rhode Island
JD, Vermont Law School
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An Analysis of High Opportunity Geothermal Leasing Areas on BLM and USFS Lands
Martinez Smith, F., Ho, J., Trainor-Guitton, W., Thomson, S.-M., Smith, L. & Heimiller, D., 2024, 41 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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AquaPV: Regulatory and Environmental Considerations for Floating Photovoltaic Projects Located on Federally Controlled Reservoirs in the United States
Levine, A., Curtis, T., Smith, L. & DeRose, K., 2024, 57 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada
Levine, A., Smith, L., Robins, J., Witter, E., Smith, C. & Haffner, C., 2022, 84 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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A Circular Economy for Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Mobile and Stationary Energy Storage: Drivers, Barriers, Enablers, and U.S. Policy Considerations
Curtis, T., Smith, L., Buchanan, H. & Heath, G., 2021, 68 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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A Circular Economy for Solar Photovoltaic System Materials: Drivers, Barriers, Enablers, and U.S. Policy Considerations
Heath, G., Curtis, T., Buchanan, H. & Smith, L., 2021, 89 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report