RENEW Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit

Foley recently sponsored the eleventh annual Renewable Energy Summit in Madison, Wisconsin. The event’s 2023 theme was “Sizing Up the Clean Energy Transformation.” Approximately 600 people attended the conference either in person or virtually. Attendees at the event included representatives from state and local government, including Jennifer Bumgarner from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, financial institutions, energy project developers and advisors, and renewable energy tech companies. Speakers at the event highlighted the recent enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and took a close look at the forces unleashed by this landmark law and its impact on Wisconsin’s energy landscape.

The summit convened renewable energy developers, equipment manufacturers, financing parties, consultants, advocates and policy makers to discuss recent developments in the renewable energy industry in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest, as this part of the country continues to see increased project development and attention. Speakers continued to highlight the significant year-over-year growth of the renewables market in this region, particularly for utility-scale solar in Wisconsin. Further, the summit highlighted the significant work happening in this region with respect to the IRA. See here and here for Foley’s recent highlights of these trends.

Foley Partner Adam Schurle spoke on the panel, “IRA in Wisconsin”, alongside Keith Reopelle, Maria Redmond, and Robin Lisowski. The panel discussed the benefits of the IRA with particular focus on how Wisconsinites could access these benefits. The panel allowed participants to hear from state leaders about what is known about IRA funding for Wisconsin and the resources available to use this legislation to navigate the clean energy transition.

Foley is committed to helping our clients in the Energy sector in markets nationwide, and has a deep presence and expertise in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest. For more information, please contact Adam Schurle, Lynn Parins, BJ Dworak, Ryan Riffle, Rikaela Greane, Hillary Vedvig or your Foley attorney.

This blog is made available by Foley & Lardner LLP (“Foley” or “the Firm”) for informational purposes only. It is not meant to convey the Firm’s legal position on behalf of any client, nor is it intended to convey specific legal advice. Any opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of Foley & Lardner LLP, its partners, or its clients. Accordingly, do not act upon this information without seeking counsel from a licensed attorney. This blog is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Communicating with Foley through this website by email, blog post, or otherwise, does not create an attorney-client relationship for any legal matter. Therefore, any communication or material you transmit to Foley through this blog, whether by email, blog post or any other manner, will not be treated as confidential or proprietary. The information on this blog is published “AS IS” and is not guaranteed to be complete, accurate, and or up-to-date. Foley makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation or content of the site. Foley expressly disclaims all other guarantees, warranties, conditions and representations of any kind, either express or implied, whether arising under any statute, law, commercial use or otherwise, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall Foley or any of its partners, officers, employees, agents or affiliates be liable, directly or indirectly, under any theory of law (contract, tort, negligence or otherwise), to you or anyone else, for any claims, losses or damages, direct, indirect special, incidental, punitive or consequential, resulting from or occasioned by the creation, use of or reliance on this site (including information and other content) or any third party websites or the information, resources or material accessed through any such websites. In some jurisdictions, the contents of this blog may be considered Attorney Advertising. If applicable, please note that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Photographs are for dramatization purposes only and may include models. Likenesses do not necessarily imply current client, partnership or employee status.