Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the Agriculture and Food Industry
Navigating Renewable Energy: Insights from the ACP Siting and Permitting Conference - Energy Law Insights
London Partner Roberta Downey Wired for Disputes: Tech, Infrastructure, and the New Frontier of Risk
A Voltage Voyage With Danielle Spalding, Cirba Solutions — Battery + Storage Podcast
AGG Talks: Development Podcast Series - Episode 1: Powering Georgia: Energy Resilience, Data Centers, and Clean Innovation
A Thermal Storage Revolution With Nis Benn, Hyme Energy — Battery + Storage Podcast
Adapting to Tariffs and Other Trade Policy Shifts Under the Trump Administration
Synergy in Energy: The New Troutman Pepper Locke - Energy Law Insights
Navigating the Inflation Reduction Act: Insights on Brownfield Energy Community Credits - Energy Law Insights
Vinson & Elkins Sean Moran and Lauren Collins Discuss the Evolution of Tax Credits
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 23: Shaping Georgia’s Energy Landscape: Insights From Commissioner Tim Echols
Environmental and Sustainability Regulations & the New Administration
Harnessing Technology in Litigation: Insights from Troutman Pepper eMerge - Energy Law Insights
Growing the Solar and Storage Landscape With Mike Hall, Anza Renewables - Battery + Storage Podcast
Capacity Crunch Series Continued: Balancing Reliability, Unprecedented Load Growth & Affordability in the Energy Transition (Part 2) - Energy Law Insights
Capacity Crunch Series Continued: Balancing Reliability, Unprecedented Load Growth & Affordability in the Energy Transition (Part 1) - Energy Law Insights
Podcast - Gestión del gobierno en el sector de energía: Una mirada desde los entes de control
Navigating Intellectual Property Challenges in the Renewable Energy Sector - Energy Law Insights
Navigating Clean Hydrogen Tax Credits: Insights and Implications - Energy Law Insights
Expanding Energy Storage Through Cross-Cultural Insights With Dr. Marco Terruzzin, Energy Vault — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Bank of America Institute (“Institute”) issued a July 22nd report titled: Power check: Watt’s going on with the grid? (“Report”)....more
US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum recently announced four new policy measures that could significantly curtail wind energy development. These policy changes, issued in response to Secretarial Order No. 3437, Ending...more
The landscape of renewable energy development on federal lands is undergoing significant changes with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Act (“OBBA”). This legislation marks a notable departure from the prior discretionary...more
Tax developments - IRS issues interim guidance to streamline LB&I audit procedures and promote alternative settlement programs - Significant updates from the IRS Large Business & International (LB&I) Division will take...more
We are pleased to share the July 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
As a firm that has spent years deep in the trenches of renewable energy – helping clients navigate the complex landscape of project development, financing, and M&A – we’ve seen this industry evolve at lightning speed. ...more
Despite continued macroeconomic headwinds and a cautious investment climate, Mintz’s Venture Capital and Emerging Companies practice remained highly active throughout 2024 and into the first half of 2025. Our team advised on...more
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague thrust itself into the energy/climate debate last week. Via a unanimous advisory opinion issued in connection with a complaint filed by the nation of Vanuatu, the ICJ...more
The Supreme Court of New Hampshire (“Court”) addressed in April 9, 2024 Opinion issues arising out of the installation of a solar array. See Mojalaki Holdings, LLC. v. City of Franklin, 2024 N.H. 17, 2024 WL 1514612 (N.H....more
An initiative designed to add significant regulatory obligations to the home improvement and solar financing industries is progressing through the California legislature. Senate Bill 784 (SB 784) passed the California Senate...more
The most recent Maine legislative session produced a slate of new major energy-related legal updates. Ranging from sunsetting and recalibrating net energy billing to overhauling renewable portfolio standards and creating a...more
On July 15, 2025, the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (the “Department”) issued a memorandum—“Departmental Review Procedures for Decisions, Actions, Consultations, and Other Undertakings Related to...more
Introduction: Offshore Wind Projects Pulled Amid Cost Surges - The offshore wind industry has faced a wave of high-profile setbacks that have sent shockwaves through the global renewable energy landscape. The offshore wind...more
The Virginia Tax Commissioner issued a ruling on the sales and use taxability of wind electric generating equipment constructed by a taxpayer and used to produce electricity for sale or resale. The facts provided in the...more
On July 28, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of New York State’s first bulk energy storage competitive solicitation. In this initial solicitation (the 2025 “Index Storage Credit Request for Proposals,” or...more
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a memorandum on July 15, 2025, announcing the end of what DOI refers to as "preferential treatment" for "unreliable, subsidy-dependent"1 wind and solar energy projects...more
The evolution of grid management strategies to accommodate the increased adoption of renewable energy sources has led to a significant rise in both patent filings and patent disputes. An increased proportion of a grid's power...more
The steam engine, the assembly line, the internet –most major transformations in economic systems are driven by innovations in technology or organizational principles, innovations that lower the costs of goods or increase...more
The U.S. regulatory landscape is quickly evolving and in flux, with the Executive Branch further increasing the use of executive authority to unilaterally and rapidly transform longstanding federal practices and policies. The...more
Horizon Aircraft and ZeroAvia announced this week plans to explore using ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain in Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X7 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. According to ZeroAvia’s...more
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). This alert summarizes the key changes under the OBBBA relevant to private equity sponsors and their investors, as well as some of the...more
On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) circulated an internal memorandum, requiring 68 different DOI actions related to wind and solar project development to be submitted to the DOI Office of the...more
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) released a Request for Information late Friday seeking “expressions of interest from potential project developers who believe that they can (1) meet the...more
Oregon has taken a groundbreaking step in clean energy with the enactment of two pioneering microgrid bills—HB 2065 and HB 2066. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, there are currently 692 microgrids...more
We’ve previously covered the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) emergency regulations released last month for the SMART 3.0 Program, which significantly revise DOER’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target...more