On Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 10:00am–4:45pm, Penn State Extension and the Penn State Center for Energy Law and Policy will host their fifth annual Penn State Solar Law Symposium, co-sponsored by Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law.
Staff Attorney Brook Duer will co-present a session on the ethics of solar leasing as part of the program.
From Penn State Extension:
Calling all attorneys and energy professionals! Get ready for the fifth annual Penn State Solar Law Symposium, co-sponsored by Penn State Extension, Penn State’s Center for Energy Law and Policy, and the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law. Tailored for those with beginning and intermediate levels of solar law knowledge, this year’s event will explore timely topics including large-scale solar development, PJM’s role in utility-scale solar and the wholesale electricity market, solar leasing, local ordinances, stormwater impacts, tax implications, and property values—plus, for the first time, an ethics session based on participant feedback. Attendees can earn up to six Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits (five substantive, one ethics) and will also receive access to the webinar recording.
Who is this for?
- Attorneys
- Energy regulators
- Energy policymakers
- Local governments
What will you learn?
- Overview of large-scale solar development
- PJM’s role in utility-scale solar and the wholesale electricity market
- Solar leasing
- Ordinances related to the development of large-scale solar
- Local impacts such as stormwater, tax implications, and property values
- Ethics of solar leasing
Earn Credits
Attendees can earn up to six Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits (five substantive, one ethics).
Register with Penn State Extension
