McGuireWoods’ renewable energy team brings together legal, policy, energy technology and business experience to meet the challenges our clients face. For more than 20 years, we have been advancing our clients’ interests by getting deals done, by helping clients successfully and creatively navigate the complexities and pitfalls in this dynamically evolving industry and by maximizing the value of various tax, energy, environmental, and governmental incentives available to the renewable energy industry.
Our legal services include assisting in all aspects of the development, acquisition/disposition, construction, debt finance, tax equity finance, ownership and operation of solar (including roof-top and utility scale), biomass (including wood, wood waste, LFG, animal and plant waste), wind (on and off -shore), energy storage, hydroelectric and geothermal projects. This includes drafting and negotiating the agreements and processes related to project siting and all real estate/land-use issues, joint venture and tax equity structuring, off-take or management of energy or resource (including power purchase agreements, energy hedges, tolling agreements, renewable energy credit transactions and all other aspects of energy management and scheduling), equipment supply, construction, O&M and other service arrangements, environmental permitting and review of incentives, regional energy market integration and participation, REC markets, and carbon management opportunities.
We actively counsel clients at various stages of project development and in the acquisition and disposition of projects nationwide in the following areas:
Wind PTC and Solar ITC Gain COVID-19 Construction Relief From IRS
May 29, 2020
Virginia’s New Solar Project Development Laws Offer Opportunities and Potential Risks
May 5, 2020
President Trump Declares State of Emergency to Protect U.S. Power Grid
May 4, 2020
Utility-Scale Solar Expected to Weather COVID-19 Impacts
April 9, 2020
IRS Provides Carbon Capture Tax Credit Guidance and Safe Harbor
February 24, 2020