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Real Estate and Land Use Considerations for Renewable Energy Projects

Contains material from Mar 2026
Real Estate and Land Use Considerations for Renewable Energy Projects
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Session 1: Land Use Concerns in Urban Energy Projects - Siting energy projects in urban areas brings unique development and permitting challenges because developer clients will encounter land use concerns that are particular to local government. Explore local policy and permitting topics such as zoning, conditional use permits, site development permits, platting, subdivision, rezoning and covenants, conditions and restrictions and their impacts on urban energy development.

Session 2: Landowner and Community Perspectives - Discussion of issues that concern landowners and community in renewable energy projects, including strategies for addressing community opposition.  

Session 3: Title Insurance Minerals Coverage: Wind, Solar, Data Centers and BESS Projects - Explore how minerals coverage addresses a critical gap in standard title policies, offering essential protection against the significant risks subsurface mineral rights pose to surface developments like wind and solar farms, data centers, and BESS projects.  

Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper Slides

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 2.00
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA, PA
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 3/31/2027
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Sessions

Credit
1. Land Use Concerns in Urban Energy Projects (Mar 2026)

Jenna Montesano Burns

0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 10 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 18 pgs

Session 1 —32 mins 0.50

Land Use Concerns in Urban Energy Projects (Mar 2026)

Siting energy projects in urban areas brings unique development and permitting challenges because developer clients will encounter land use concerns that are particular to local government. Explore local policy and permitting topics such as zoning, conditional use permits, site development permits, platting, subdivision, rezoning and covenants, conditions and restrictions and their impacts on urban energy development.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Jenna Montesano Burns, Stahl, Sewell, Chavarria, Friend & Cohen, LLP - Austin, TX

2. Landowner and Community Perspectives (Mar 2026)

Brennan Downes, Brianna J. Schroeder

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 14 pgs

Session 2 —43 mins 0.75

Landowner and Community Perspectives (Mar 2026)

Discussion of issues that concern landowners and community in renewable energy projects, including strategies for addressing community opposition.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Brennan Downes, Doral Renewables - Chicago, IL
Brianna J. Schroeder, Janzen Schroeder Agricultural Law LLC - Indianapolis, IN

3. Title Insurance Minerals Coverage: Wind, Solar, Data Centers and BESS Projects (Mar 2026)

Mellissa Atle, Travis Beerwinkle

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 25 pgs

Session 3 —47 mins 0.75

Title Insurance Minerals Coverage: Wind, Solar, Data Centers and BESS Projects (Mar 2026)

Explore how minerals coverage addresses a critical gap in standard title policies, offering essential protection against the significant risks subsurface mineral rights pose to surface developments like wind and solar farms, data centers, and BESS projects.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Mellissa Atle, AmTrust Title - Houston, TX
Travis Beerwinkle, EDP Renewables North America - Houston, TX