The renewable energy industry is growing rapidly but it faces several challenges, including ever-increasing competition amongst developers for rights to the same land. This creates a race between developers to…
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All That the Light Touches: Two EPA Funding Notices Signal an Intent to Broaden Community Solar Development
When President Jimmy Carter installed rooftop solar panels on the White House, public support for adoption of renewable energy was at a then all-time high and many imagined the possibility…

Missouri Solar Developers Explore Chapter 100 Incentives After Supreme Court Ruling
Over the past decade, Missouri has experienced steady growth in utility-scale solar projects[1] and developers have benefited from a property tax exemption under Section 137.100(10) of the state’s tax…

FERC Approves Two New Extreme Cold Weather Reliability Standards and Directs Further Modification
On February 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an order approving two extreme cold weather reliability standards: EOP-011-3 (Emergency Operations) and EOP-012-1 (Extreme Cold Weather Preparedness and…

Fifth Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Court to Abstain from ERCOT-Winter Storm Uri Case
On January 5, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) vacated a decision from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District…
Like any acquisition, the purchase of a biofuels company should involve substantial due diligence so the buyer can best determine the value of the target’s assets and liabilities, assess the…

With a Push for Green, It Can Pay to Be Brown: Qualifying for the Inflation Reduction Act’s Brownfields Incentives and the Remaining Uncertainty
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which went into effect in January, it can pay to be a brownfield – a term used to refer to a property that…
In a rulemaking issued April 6, 2023, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“Commission”) adopted amendments to market participant registration and certification requirements.[1] The Commission’s rule amendments significantly change…
On February 8, 2023, the State of Minnesota enacted House File 7 (“H.F. 7”) to modify electric utility standards and revises the state’s goals for generating carbon-free electricity by 2040.

Physical Security of Substations
Between October 2022 and February 2023, at least nine substations were attacked in North Carolina, Washington State, and Oregon, resulting in power outages for tens of thousands of people. Damage…
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Practical sustainability depends on a certain harmony between our food, energy, and natural resources sectors.