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Bell Kearns LLP is a boutique law firm specializing in the application of land use, natural resource, and environmental impact disclosure laws to large-scale renewable energy projects in California and throughout the Western United States. The five attorneys that make up Bell Kearns have over six decades of collective experience guiding some of the nation's largest and most complex renewable energy projects through permitting, environmental review, financing, and compliance. We are California lawyers with a national footprint, and we are proud to offer top-tier legal services with the focus, flexibility, and dedication of a small law firm.

Bell Kearns applies legal and industry expertise to guide developers through the legislative enactments, development permits, and environmental impact reviews required of utility-scale wind, solar, and geothermal energy facilities and other major infrastructure projects. Our practice encompasses the full array of California and federal land use and natural resources laws, and our clients include many of the nation's largest renewable energy developers.

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Bell Kearns offers expert handling of project financings in the renewable sector, notably including wind and solar energy developments. The firm leverages its expertise in environment and land use to advise on permitting of large-scale renewable energy projects.

Bell Kearns represented SB Energy as local land use counsel for the permitting and $1.1 billion debt financing of the 570 MW solar Pelican’s Jaw project in Kern County, California.

Andrew Bell is a key contact.