Learn How to Become a Solar Farmer

Over the past three years (and even with a change in administration) there has been an increasing push toward renewable energy. With the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, solar energy received an enormous boost—for the first time, solar developers began receiving the kind of tax incentives and government incentives that had long been given to wind developers. Billions of dollars were allocated to solar projects, and much of those funds have yet to be disbursed. Learn what it takes to build out a solar development and help your clients become the solar farmers of the future with our Environmental Permits for Construction and Operation of a Solar Farm practice note.

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