Data Centers & Renewable Energy

The rapid growth of data centers and renewable energy related infrastructure-intensive development projects is reshaping how businesses, investors and communities approach land use, power supply, regulatory approvals and long-term growth. These projects present significant opportunities, but also involve complex legal, political, environmental, and operational considerations that can determine a project’s outcome before breaking ground.

The Honigman Data Center team is skilled with demonstrated success advising the full range of stakeholders - developers, investors, operators, utilities and technology companies - navigating complex and evolving regulatory, political and economic challenges to bring projects to fruition.

Clients seek Honigman for our ability to deliver outcomes, advising throughout the project lifecycle, from site selection, land assemblage, land use approvals, regulatory approvals, leasing, acquisitions, environmental permitting, economic development incentives, government relations, construction, litigation, and operational matters. 

The team is equipped to represent landowners, developers, investors, lenders and other stakeholders in all aspects of these large and complicated projects. 

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Complex Infrastructure Projects

Data center and energy infrastructure projects require legal counsel that understands how development, regulation, technology, government approvals and commercial realities intersect. Whether supporting a hyperscale data center, battery energy storage facility, renewable energy project, or other infrastructure-intensive development, the Honigman data center team acts as a strategic advisor to clients, evaluating risk, aligning stakeholders, securing approvals and positioning projects for long-term success.

Guiding Projects Through Critical Development Milestones

The most significant development projects often involve far more than acquiring land and obtaining permits. Site assemblages, utility coordination, environmental considerations, infrastructure requirements, entitlement strategies, and local governmental approvals are frequently intertwined and must be managed simultaneously. The Honigman data center team possesses experience spanning both traditional real estate developments and emerging infrastructure projects, including data centers, battery storage facilities, solar projects, wind projects and other technology-driven developments.

Built for Today's Infrastructure Economy

The Honigman data center team delivers a coordinated approach to the legal, regulatory and business issues that often define the success of large-scale infrastructure projects. This integrated platform supports clients throughout the full lifecycle of a project, from evaluating opportunities and securing approvals to addressing operational, commercial and dispute-resolution needs as projects mature.

Where Infrastructure, Technology and Energy Converge

Many of the same legal and business issues affecting data centers also arise in renewable energy and energy storage developments. These projects increasingly compete for land, power, infrastructure, incentives and regulatory approvals, creating both opportunities and challenges for developers and investors. As demand for power-intensive and technology-driven developments continues to grow, the Honigman data center team leverages its vast sector knowledge to position clients’ projects to meet changing market, regulatory, and community expectations.