Energy & Natural Resources

Stoel Rives’ Minneapolis Energy & Natural Resources team advises clients on complex regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters in Minnesota’s fully regulated energy market, where the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) plays a central role. The team has extensive experience across rate cases, resource planning, renewable energy development, and statutory implementation, representing clients in hundreds of PUC dockets.

The practice is particularly well known for its work in Minnesota’s community solar program. Stoel Rives attorneys represented developers in the initial PUC proceedings establishing the program and have since guided clients through the development, sale, acquisition, and financing of solar projects statewide. The team also represents clients in litigation arising from program changes, reinforcing its role as a trusted advocate in Minnesota’s evolving energy market.

The Minneapolis team advises industrial customers, utilities, and developers on utility regulation, power contracts, tariff development, and project approvals. Their work includes appearances before the PUC, appellate advocacy, and counsel on legislative and policy matters affecting the energy sector, and integrates regulatory, transactional, and litigation capabilities with environmental, land use, and permitting experience, providing coordinated support for energy and natural resource projects across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.