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Renewable Energy

McGuireWoods’ Renewable Energy Practice Group drives projects forward. We combine deep legal, policy, technology and business experience to ensure clients succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.

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Our lawyers partner with developers, independent power producers, utilities, and infrastructure funds to advance renewable energy projects from conception to completion. Whether navigating regulatory frameworks, structuring transactions, or maximizing the value of critical tax and energy incentives, we deliver practical, business-minded solutions that get deals done and projects constructed.

The team guides clients as they seize opportunities in regional energy markets, carbon management and emerging incentive programs. Our streamlined analysis of project platforms provides a systematic approach to conducting diligence on real property, regulatory and project documents.

We provide end-to-end support for renewable energy projects nationwide and across all major technologies, including:

  • solar (residential, commercial and industrial, and utility-scale);
  • wind (onshore and offshore);
  • biomass and biogas (wood, wood waste, landfill gas, animal and plant waste, and renewable natural gas);
  • combined heat and power basics;
  • utility-scale energy storage;
  • geothermal;
  • clean hydrogen; and
  • carbon rapture.

How We Help

With deep experience across the renewable energy sector, the team delivers integrated services throughout the full project lifecycle, including:

  • acquisitions, sales and joint ventures;
  • project development, construction and operation;
  • permitting, real estate and environmental regulatory issues;
  • back-leverage debt, tax equity and construction financing;
  • power purchase agreements, energy hedges and other offtake agreements;
  • renewable energy certificates sales;
  • investment tax credit and production tax credit qualification and transfers; and
  • asset management.

Representative Experience

  • Grid-scale energy storage project developer in its sale to one of the largest offshore wind developers in the United States;
  • Private equity investment firm in the build transfer agreement and construction financing for Grover Hill, a 150 MW wind project in Paulding County, Ohio;
  • Technology clean energy platform in closing a financing agreement with a global alternative investment manager to raise over $700 million of credit, equity and debt to fund their pipeline of over 7 gigawatts of high-quality projects, including standalone battery, solar and wind technologies;
  • Owner/operator of renewable power assets in the acquisition of a solar and energy storage project portfolio in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, including an eight-project 645 MW BESS portfolio and a 10-project 1,576 MW energy storage portfolio;
  • Utility services company in its acquisition of the Kitty Hawk North Wind offshore wind lease and associated developments from an energy services and delivery company;
  • Landfill gas-to-energy project developer in the sale of ownership in a landfill and landfill gas to a renewable natural gas joint venture with an RNG project manufacturer, developer and operator, as part of the company’s sale to a Canadian multinational pipeline and energy company;
  • Unregulated utility affiliate in the $300 million expansion of a joint venture partnership with one of the nation’s largest renewable energy development companies to include a 33% share of the utility’s multistate solar project portfolio; and
  • Ohio-based waste collector and recycler in connection with the development and construction of a landfill gas to RNG facility, including the RNG offtake,  and sale and monetization of the RNG.

McGuireWoods’ nationally recognized Renewable Energy Practice Group helps clients power the future. The team has supported renewable energy initiatives across 47 states, totaling more than 27 gigawatts of capacity.

  • Nationwide ranking for energy law.

    – Best Law Firms

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    Nationwide ranking for projects; renewables – transactional.

    – Chambers USA

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    Nationwide ranking for renewable/alternative power and project finance – energy and power.

    – The Legal 500 U.S.

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    Finalist for Energy Corporate Department of the Year.

    – The American Lawyer

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