With the Inflation Reduction Act (2022), we are seeing unprecedented incentives created by the federal government for the development of clean and renewable energy, clean fuels, and carbon capture and storage. Despite the role these technologies are set to play in meeting clean energy and carbon reduction goals set by the federal government and several states, local buy-in where these projects will occur remains critical to their successful development.

We are seeing increased challenges to these projects by local municipalities in the form of moratoriums, resolutions, and petitions to intervene in permitting actions, and in particular for solar and battery storage projects. While these local opposition measures face their own challenges in court, the uncertainty these actions may bring to investment decisions for energy transition projects cannot be overlooked. Continue reading >