Jake Lederle is a partner at Wetsel & Lederle, LLP, with offices in Sweetwater and Lubbock, Texas, and is widely regarded as a leading attorney in renewable energy development and next-generation energy infrastructure. He advises landowners, developers, and investors on complex renewable energy, energy storage, data center, and cryptocurrency mining projects across Texas, the United States, and internationally.
Jake’s practice spans the full lifecycle of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, from initial site control and development through financing, construction, and operations. He routinely handles high-value and high-complexity matters involving lease drafting and negotiation, land acquisition, title review and curative, project mergers and acquisitions, permitting, and project-related litigation. Clients rely on Jake not only for his deep technical knowledge, but also for his strategic, business-focused approach to project execution and risk management.
In addition to his renewable energy and infrastructure practice, Jake maintains a robust eminent domain and condemnation practice, representing landowners in significant energy, transmission, and infrastructure-related takings across Texas. His broader practice also includes advising clients on tax incentives & abatements, environmental and regulatory compliance, oil and gas matters, and sophisticated real estate transactions.
Jake is also an Adjunct Professor at Texas Tech University School of Law, where he teaches Energy Transactions, an upper-level course focused on renewable energy, energy storage, and oil and gas transactions.
Published Works
The Land Down Under: The New Frontier for Wind and Solar Development, Journal of the Energy Law Practitioner, Vol. 4, Issue 4, May 2025.
To Sever, or Not to Sever, That is the Question; Wind Rights in Texas, Journal of the Energy Law Practitioner, Vol. 1, Issue 1 July 2022.
A Primer on Condemnation Procedure in Texas, State Bar of Texas, 23rd Annual Summer School Course: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner, July 15, 2021.
Negotiating & Drafting a Pipeline Easement, State Bar of Texas 30th Annual Advanced Real Estate Drafting, March 14-15, 2019.
A Place in the Sun: Solar Leases in Texas, State Bar of Texas, 12th Annual John Huffaker Course in Agriculture Law, May 24-25, 2018.
Anatomy of a Solar Lease: The Landowner’s Perspective, The University of Texas School of Law 2017 Renewable Energy Law Course, Jan. 31, 2017.
Classes & Seminars
Wind and Solar Basics: Lease Considerations & Co-Location with Oil & Gas, 2025
Dallas Fort Worth Association of Lease & Title Analysts Fall Seminar, Grand Prairie, Texas, Oct. 16, 2025.
Battery Energy Storage Systems in Texas, 85th Annual Meeting of Texas Soil and Water Conservation District Directors, Round Rock, Texas, September 29, 2025.
Solar & Wind: Landowner Considerations, Texas A&M Real Estate Center Land Conference – 2025, San Antonio, Texas, April 11, 2025.
Encounters of the Green Kind: The Renewable Invasion in Texas, 2024
Energy Law Symposium, Texas Tech University, School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, October 31, 2024.
A Rancher’s Guide to Wind and Solar Development, Ranch Management Seminar, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, October 15, 2024.
RAPAD CWQ Energy and Economic Futures Forum, Barcaldine, QLD, Australia, September 27, 2024.
Coexistence Queensland Roundtable, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, September 23, 2024.
Navigating the Big Bad Wolf of Energy Deals, Land by Lindsey Podcast, April 12, 2024.
Going for the Green: Making Money in Renewable Energy, Texas Tech Law Review and Journal of Energy Law Practitioner Seminar, Lubbock, October 20, 2023.
Ethical Considerations in Developing Area of Renewable Energy, 29th Annual Ethics Symposium, South Texas College of Law, Houston, March 3, 2023.
Hot Topics: Wind, Solar & Cryptocurrency, 9th Annual Oil & Gas Disputes Course, January 19-20, 2023.
Renewable Energy Prospecting, Texas Baker’s Association - Trust Real Estate and Energy Conference, May 26, 2022.
Instructor for Renewable Energy Certificate Program, American Association of Professional Landmen (Pre-recorded August 2022).
Understanding Rights to Energy Resources & Land Development for Utility-Scale Wind Energy Systems, Texas Energy Production Land Law Course, Half Moon Education, September 8, 2022.
Intersection of Bitcoin, Flaring, ESG Credits, and Property Rights, State Bar of Texas, 40th Annual Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course, October 12-13, 2022.
Accommodation Between Competing Surface Uses by Oil and Gas Companies and Wind & Solar Companies, Texas Tech Law Review and Journal of Energy Law Practitioner Seminar, Lubbock, November 4, 2022.
A Primer on Condemnation Procedure in Texas, State Bar of Texas, 23rd Annual Summer School Course: Sun, Sand, and CLE for the General Practitioner, July 15, 2021.
Land Development for Utility-Scale Wind Energy Systems, Texas Renewable Energy Land Laws, Half Moon Education, September 28, 2020.
Negotiating & Drafting a Pipeline Easement, 30th Annual Advanced Real Estate Drafting, March 14-15, 2019
Avoiding Conflicts Among Competing Energy Development; Drafting Litigation Proof Leases; Valuation of Energy Rights, Forensic Expert Witness Association, February 8, 2018, Dallas, Texas.
The Accommodation Doctrine, Wind & Solar Expo, San Angelo, Texas, August 30-31. 2016.
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