Data centers are rapidly transforming the legal and energy landscape as demand for digital infrastructure surges. This foundational session will explore the key players, market dynamics, and legal frameworks shaping data center development, with a focus on energy sourcing, transactional structures, and regulatory risk.
Whether you’re assisting developers, investors, or energy providers, this session offers a practical foundation for understanding the legal and transactional landscape of data center development.
Topics
- Understanding Data Centers: Types, use cases, and market trends—including geographic hotspots, land absorption, and capital access.
- Energy Infrastructure & Transactions: How renewable energy is being deployed to meet rising demand, with insights into grid constraints, utility strategies like BYOPS (“Bring Your Own Power Source”), and co-located generation options.
- Legal & Regulatory Framework: Overview of critical agreements and risk allocation, including site control, shared facilities, and power purchase agreements.
- Project Delivery: Navigating land use, incentives, real estate transactions, and financing structures.
- Headwinds: Legal and practical risks including energy availability, legislative uncertainty, and community opposition.
Presenters
James C. Remington, Partner
Charles G. Renner, Partner
Lizzy Warner, Attorney
Who Should Attend
Developers, investors, energy providers, in-house counsel, project finance professionals, and regulatory managers.
Continuing Education Credit
This program is pending approval for Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin continuing legal education credit.