Husch Blackwell’s renewable energy team assisted Swift Current Energy in the multi-year development and sale of the Steel River solar and storage project to Cypress Creek Renewables.
Husch Blackwell served as project development and local counsel to Swift Current in all aspects of project development, including real estate, permitting, environmental, tax, federal energy regulatory, and construction contracting.
The energy facility, located in Northeast Arkansas combines 750 MW of battery storage with 1.5 GW of solar generation in three equal phases and is expected to be placed in service in 2029, making it one of the largest solar and energy storage projects in the United States.
The Husch Blackwell team was led by partners Anna Kimbrell, Nikki Tate and senior associate Riley Nickel and included attorneys Andrew Parker, Lizzy Warner, Jett Sexton, Blake Hansen, Mikah Roberts, Steve Neeley, Kevin Valenzuela, Michael Blackwell, Zechariah McGugan, Ben Murphy, Katie Plas, Brittney Beetcher, Anna Donaldson, Jason Reschly, Leah Kaiser, Linda Walsh, Jon Micah Goeller, and Jeff Vercauteren.
For further information, please refer to the March 11, 2026, Swift Current news release.