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Answer Bar: Navigating a Renewable Energy Project

Contains material from Mar 2023 to Mar 2026
Answer Bar: Navigating a Renewable Energy Project
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Session 01: Lifecycle of Renewable Energy Projects - A discussion of the sequencing of the development of renewable energy projects and how lawyers and developers can best work together to mitigate project risks at each stage of development. 

Session 02: Overview of Renewable Project Development and Finance - An overview of (a) key development contracts, and (b) the process of raising capital to develop, construct, and operate renewable energy projects.

Session 03: Finance: Introduction to Structure of Construction Financing & Role of Key Parties - Discuss the basics of construction finance, loan agreements and their key provisions, conditions to closing, and schedules and exhibits. Explore the role of commercial parties, counsel, and consultants and other third parties in the loan agreement negotiation process.  

Session 04: Finance: Introduction to Structures for Tax Equity Investments in Renewable Energy Transactions - The Inflation Reduction Act has led to an uptick in tax equity investments in renewable energy transactions. Look at how these investments are structured and why, including a look at key transactions documents and new emerging hybrid structures that take advantage of tax credit transfers.

Session 05: Title Insurance Encroachment Coverage in Renewable Energy Projects - Encroachments can create significant conflicts during the development and operation of renewable energy projects, often requiring careful management and resolution. Discuss how the title insurance process is a key resource in discovering encroachments, determining curative measures, as well as providing coverage over encroachments satisfactory to potential purchasers, lenders and tax equity investors.

Session 06: Title Insurance Endorsement Changes: Multi State, Texas, New York - Hear an overview of new title insurance endorsements and coverage issues from across the country. Focus on Texas and New York's new endorsement adoptions as well as new ALTA forms and technical corrections. 

Session 07: What's New? Federal Energy Update - Hear a lively update on developments affecting the renewable energy market. 

Session 08: Joint Venture and Joint Development Agreements - As more new entrants enter the renewable energy industry, we continue to see an increase in joint ventures and other types of joint development arrangements. In this panel, we will discuss the reasons why, different types of joint structures, and key issues that tend to arise in these negotiations.  

Session 09: Mineral Issues Impact on Real Estate Documents, Siting and Planning: Texas vs. California - Understanding the interplay of the mineral estate to the surface estate, and site control agreement and title insurance issues and strategies for securing financeable renewable energy surface rights in Texas and California, and more generally.

Session 10: ​Procurement Contracts: How to Plan for the Unknowns - Explore how procurement contracts can be structured to anticipate uncertainty — ranging from market shifts and supply chain disruptions to evolving legal frameworks and project development strategies — ensuring resilience, flexibility and continuity in a complex and challenging environment. 

Session 11: Negotiating Tactics in Energy Disputes: From Good to Ugly - Break down negotiation approaches commonly used in energy disputes—the “good” (effective and ethical), the “bad” (ineffective), and the “ugly” (counterproductive and potentially unethical). Using real-world hypotheticals, discuss actionable strategies to avoid wasted leverage, spot ethical pitfalls, and recognize when aggressive negotiation tactics cross the line into ethical violations.

Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper Slides

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 8.00 | 1.00 ethics
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA, PA
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 3/31/2027
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Sessions

Credit
1. Lifecycle of Renewable Energy Projects (Mar 2024)

Jenn Goodwillie

0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50
Downloadable Materials
Slides (pdf) – 9 pgs

Session 1 —35 mins 0.50

Lifecycle of Renewable Energy Projects (Mar 2024)

A discussion of the sequencing of the development of renewable energy projects and how lawyers and developers can best work together to mitigate project risks at each stage of development. 

Originally presented: Jan 2024 Renewable Energy Law Essentials

Jenn Goodwillie, Nova Clean Energy - Austin, TX

2. Overview of Renewable Project Development and Finance (Mar 2025)

Eyitemi “Temi” Tagoe

0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50
Downloadable Materials
Slides (pdf) – 9 pgs

Session 2 —32 mins 0.50

Overview of Renewable Project Development and Finance (Mar 2025)

An overview of (a) key development contracts, and (b) the process of raising capital to develop, construct, and operate renewable energy projects.

Originally presented: Feb 2025 Renewable Energy Law Essentials

Eyitemi “Temi” Tagoe, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - Boston, MA

3. Finance: Introduction to Structure of Construction Financing & Role of Key Parties (Mar 2025)

Charles T. Baker

1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00
Downloadable Materials
Slides (pdf) – 20 pgs

Session 3 —54 mins 1.00

Finance: Introduction to Structure of Construction Financing & Role of Key Parties (Mar 2025)

Discuss the basics of construction finance, loan agreements and their key provisions, conditions to closing, and schedules and exhibits. Explore the role of commercial parties, counsel, and consultants and other third parties in the loan agreement negotiation process.

Originally presented: Feb 2025 Renewable Energy Law Essentials

Charles T. Baker, Amis, Patel & Brewer, LLP - Washington, DC

4. Finance: Introduction to Structures for Tax Equity Investments in Renewable Energy Transactions (Mar 2025)

Durham C. McCormick Jr.

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Slides (pdf) – 6 pgs

Session 4 —41 mins 0.75

Finance: Introduction to Structures for Tax Equity Investments in Renewable Energy Transactions (Mar 2025)

The Inflation Reduction Act has led to an uptick in tax equity investments in renewable energy transactions. Look at how these investments are structured and why, including a look at key transactions documents and new emerging hybrid structures that take advantage of tax credit transfers. 

Originally presented: Feb 2025 Renewable Energy Law Essentials

Durham C. McCormick Jr., McGuireWoods LLP - Houston, TX

5. Title Insurance Encroachment Coverage in Renewable Energy Projects (Mar 2026)

Matthew Bliwise, Daryl Kuo

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 14 pgs

Session 5 —47 mins 0.75

Title Insurance Encroachment Coverage in Renewable Energy Projects (Mar 2026)

Encroachments can create significant conflicts during the development and operation of renewable energy projects, often requiring careful management and resolution. Discuss how the title insurance process is a key resource in discovering encroachments, determining curative measures, as well as providing coverage over encroachments satisfactory to potential purchasers, lenders and tax equity investors.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Essentials

Matthew Bliwise, Chicago Title Insurance Company - New York, NY
Daryl Kuo, Clearway Energy Group LLC - Houston, TX

6. Title Insurance Endorsement Changes: Multi State, Texas, New York (Mar 2026)

Matthew Darrah

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 31 pgs

Session 6 —44 mins 0.75

Title Insurance Endorsement Changes: Multi State, Texas, New York (Mar 2026)

Hear an overview of new title insurance endorsements and coverage issues from across the country. Focus on Texas and New York's new endorsement adoptions as well as new ALTA forms and technical corrections. 

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Essentials

Matthew Darrah, First American Title Insurance Company - Bohemia, NY

7. What's New? (Mar 2026)

Keith Martin

0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 43 pgs

Session 7 —32 mins 0.50

What's New? (Mar 2026)

Hear a lively update on developments affecting the renewable energy market.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Keith Martin, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - Washington, DC

8. Joint Venture and Joint Development Agreements (Mar 2023)

Becky H. Diffen, Rachel Crouch, Daniel Keyes

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Paper (pdf) – 4 pgs

Session 8 —44 mins 0.75

Joint Venture and Joint Development Agreements (Mar 2023)

As more new entrants enter the renewable energy industry, we continue to see an increase in joint ventures and other types of joint development arrangements. In this panel, we will discuss the reasons why, different types of joint structures, and key issues that tend to arise in these negotiations.  

Originally presented: Jan 2023 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Becky H. Diffen, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
Rachel Crouch, AES Clean Energy - Washington, DC
Daniel Keyes, Clearway Energy Group - San Francisco, CA

9. Mineral Issues Impact on Real Estate Documents, Siting and Planning: Texas vs. California (Mar 2024)

Dirk R. Mueller, Will Russ

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Paper (pdf) – 21 pgs

Session 9 —41 mins 0.75

Mineral Issues Impact on Real Estate Documents, Siting and Planning: Texas vs. California (Mar 2024)

Understanding the interplay of the mineral estate to the surface estate, and site control agreement and title insurance issues and strategies for securing financeable renewable energy surface rights in Texas and California, and more generally.

Originally presented: Jan 2024 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Dirk R. Mueller, Farella Braun + Martel LLP - San Francisco, CA
Will Russ, Barnes & Thornburg LLP - Dallas, TX

10. Procurement Contracts: How to Plan for the Unknowns (Mar 2026)

Jeremy Tripp, Luke Edney

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 15 pgs

Session 10 —47 mins 0.75

Procurement Contracts: How to Plan for the Unknowns (Mar 2026)

Explore how procurement contracts can be structured to anticipate uncertainty — ranging from market shifts and supply chain disruptions to evolving legal frameworks and project development strategies — ensuring resilience, flexibility and continuity in a complex and challenging environment.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Essentials

Jeremy Tripp, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - Houston, TX
Luke Edney, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - Austin, TX

11. Negotiating Tactics in Energy Disputes: From Good to Ugly (Mar 2026)

Austin W. Brister, Paul D. Clote

1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 | 1.00 ethics
Downloadable Materials
Transcript (txt)
Slides (pdf) – 54 pgs

Session 11 —59 mins 1.00 | 1.00 ethics

Negotiating Tactics in Energy Disputes: From Good to Ugly (Mar 2026)

Break down negotiation approaches commonly used in energy disputes—the “good” (effective and ethical), the “bad” (ineffective), and the “ugly” (counterproductive and potentially unethical). Using real-world hypotheticals, discuss actionable strategies to avoid wasted leverage, spot ethical pitfalls, and recognize when aggressive negotiation tactics cross the line into ethical violations.

Originally presented: Jan 2026 Renewable Energy Law Institute

Austin W. Brister, McGinnis Lochridge - Houston, TX
Paul D. Clote, JAMS - Houston, TX