Several lawyers from GreeneHurlocker’s attended CHESSA’s Solar Focus conference last month in Arlington, and one overarching theme stood out: despite the headwinds created by the phasedown of federal tax incentives, the mood in the room was unmistakably optimistic....
GreeneHurlocker’s Jared Burden recently authored an article for Virginia Business highlighting that while federal policy shapes the backdrop for solar development in Virginia, the decisive battleground is local. With key federal incentives beginning to phase out, developers are becoming more creative about project economics, and...
On the latest episode of The Shock podcast, host Claire Gardner discussed energy’s impact on the recent Virginia election with Angela Navarro, President at Align Energy Advisors. Listen to the episode here....
Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s decisive win in Tuesday’s election for Virginia governor, as well as other down-ballot Democrat victories in races for lieutenant governor and attorney general, mark a major shift in Virginia politics and set the stage for significant developments in the Commonwealth’s energy landscape....
After years of uncertainty, the U.S. energy storage market is entering a period of rapid expansion. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects utility-scale battery capacity to more than double to nearly 65 GW by the end of 2026, up from just 17 GW in...
Increased development of inverter-based resources (“IBRs”) connected to local distribution systems and the bulk power system has led to recent regulatory action at the state and federal level to adopt standards and protection requirements to ensure that these resources can safely interconnect and support the...
On September 17, 2025, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors granted final zoning approval for GreeneHurlocker client Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ (CFS) ARC facility, clearing the way for construction of a first-of-its-kind grid-scale commercial fusion power plant. ...
GreeneHurlocker’s Jared Burden recently authored an article in Utility Dive titled “Energy Meets Urgency: Solving the Data Center Power Problem with Solar.” The piece explores how the explosive growth of data centers in Virginia and across the U.S. is straining electric grids and driving a...
The latest episode of The Shock: GreeneHurlocker’s Mid-Atlantic Energy Law Podcast is now available. In this episode, host Claire Gardner is joined by Robin Dutta, Executive director of the Chesapeake Solar & Storage Association (“CHESSA”). They discuss the impact of H.R.1 on solar and storage...
The first half of 2025 saw a big drop in corporate funding for solar and energy storage companies. According to Mercom Capital Group, total funding fell 39% for solar and 41% for storage compared to the first half of 2024. At the same time, project...