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Large-Scale Solar Energy Facility Siting: Shining a Light on Legal Issues and Trends 2026

Product ID: CA3975R3
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

A complex legal landscape with local consequences

Large-scale solar energy facilities are reshaping Wisconsin’s landscape—and the legal landscape along with it. As demand for renewable energy grows, so does a layered regulatory framework that involves federal, state, and local authorities. Counties and municipalities must navigate areas where state or federal law limits their role, even as residents look to them for advocacy. 

If you advise clients in environmental, agricultural, real estate, or municipal law, knowing the leverage points has never mattered more.

Large-Scale Solar Energy Facility Siting: Shining a Light on Legal Issues and Trends examines the laws governing large-scale solar facilities and what it means for local governments and the communities they serve.

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Member $109.00

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Credits

1 CLE

Date and Time

Wednesday, July 29, 202612:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Add to Calendar 7/29/2026 12:00:00 PM 7/29/2026 1:00:00 PM America/Chicago Large-Scale Solar Energy Facility Siting: Shining a Light on Legal Issues and Trends 2026

A complex legal landscape with local consequences

Large-scale solar energy facilities are reshaping Wisconsin’s landscape—and the legal landscape along with it. As demand for renewable energy grows, so does a layered regulatory framework that involves federal, state, and local authorities. Counties and municipalities must navigate areas where state or federal law limits their role, even as residents look to them for advocacy. 

If you advise clients in environmental, agricultural, real estate, or municipal law, knowing the leverage points has never mattered more.

Large-Scale Solar Energy Facility Siting: Shining a Light on Legal Issues and Trends examines the laws governing large-scale solar facilities and what it means for local governments and the communities they serve.

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A complex legal landscape with local consequences

Large-scale solar energy facilities are reshaping Wisconsin’s landscape—and the legal landscape along with it. As demand for renewable energy grows, so does a layered regulatory framework that involves federal, state, and local authorities. Counties and municipalities must navigate areas where state or federal law limits their role, even as residents look to them for advocacy. 

If you advise clients in environmental, agricultural, real estate, or municipal law, knowing the leverage points has never mattered more.

Large-Scale Solar Energy Facility Siting: Shining a Light on Legal Issues and Trends examines the laws governing large-scale solar facilities and what it means for local governments and the communities they serve.

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Andrew T. Phillips, Wisconsin Counties Association, Madison, has built his career helping counties, school districts, and other public entities turn complex challenges into opportunities. With a deep understanding of how law and public policy intersect, he offers clients practical, workable solutions—driven by his passion for local government and his determination to find the best possible path forward.

Attorney Phillips has argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, advocated in the Legislature, represented clients before administrative agencies, and supported management at the bargaining table. He is especially proud of helping counties create a commission model for nursing home licensure, supporting managed care organizations in delivering long-term care through the Family Care program, and organizing a multi-county commission to authorize PACE financing across Wisconsin. His work reflects his commitment to embracing difficult issues and helping clients transform them into opportunities.

Attorney Phillips serves as outside General Counsel for the Wisconsin Counties Association, works closely with school districts statewide, and is also counsel to a national conduit bonding authority.

Rebecca J. Roeker focuses her practice at Attolles Law, S.C. in Sussex on assisting governmental entities and organizations with a variety of legal issues involving land resources and development.  With over 20 years of experience in both private practice and state service, Attorney Roeker’s diverse practice allows her to advise on legal issues while adding value as a solutions-orientated project team member. Her state service includes serving as Chief Legal Counsel for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. She also worked as a WisDOT construction project attorney across multiple regions, focusing on the development and construction of major interstate projects.

In private practice, Attorney Roeker has represented governmental entities, developers, real estate and construction companies, land conservation organizations, transportation organizations, telecommunications companies, and financial institutions. She has held leadership roles including City Park, Recreation and Forestry Board President and City Plan Commissioner. Attorney Roeker has been active in organizations such as the Wisconsin Realtors Association and the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association.

Attorney Roeker’s current practice blends both her private and public practice in matters involving land use, zoning, renewable energy regulation, construction, transportation, natural resources, and legislative matters when representing Wisconsin counties, school districts, and public service organizations.

  • Understand the full regulatory landscape, from local advocacy to federal preemption
  • Stay ahead of regulatory trends and prepare your clients for upcoming changes in solar energy-siting law
  • Advise clients on ways to engage in the regulatory process and protect their interests
  • Build a practical framework for advising counties and other governmental entities operating within state and federal guidelines
  • Environmental law attorneys
  • Agricultural law attorneys
  • Real estate and land use attorneys
  • Municipal law attorneys
  • Government law attorneys

Wisconsin agriculture is changing, and the law is working to keep up. This series examines the legal landscape across three pressing issues: large-scale solar facility siting, the future of hemp regulation, and the legal framework governing temporary farm labor. Attend one, two, or all three programs to grow your knowledge in this fertile area of legal practice.

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