Jared Padway Associate

On March 21, 2024, FERC issued Order No. 2023-A in which it acted on requests for rehearing or clarification related to nearly all of its landmark reforms to the pro forma generator interconnection processes and generator interconnection agreements adopted last year in Order No. 2023. In Order No. 2023, FERC sought to address interconnection queue backlogs, improve certainty, and prevent undue discrimination for new technologies by adopting major changes to its pro forma GIP and GIA for both large and small projects seeking to connect to the grid.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden on November 15, 2021, has the potential to transform the surface transportation sector in the United States.

This article explores the legal and practical issues associated with the oncoming increase in solar energy, how solar projects are developed and financed, and the risks and opportunities solar energy presents for landowners, energy developers, regulated utilities, local communities, and the state as a whole.