#77 ENERGY LAWYERS Buyer Checklist You Need To Know Before You Spend Your Money. 25 Buyer-Beware Intelligence Points.

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25 Buyer-Beware Warnings

1. ☐ Identify the energy asset.
2. ☐ Identify the applicable jurisdiction.
3. ☐ Review permits.
4. ☐ Review land rights.
5. ☐ Review easements.
6. ☐ Review interconnection issues.
7. ☐ Review supply agreements.
8. ☐ Review purchase agreements.
9. ☐ Review regulatory requirements.
10. ☐ Identify environmental exposure.
11. ☐ Identify tax considerations.
12. ☐ Review financing.
13. ☐ Review insurance.
14. ☐ Review construction obligations.
15. ☐ Review operational obligations.
16. ☐ Review termination provisions.
17. ☐ Review force-majeure language.
18. ☐ Identify counterparty risk.
19. ☐ Verify counsel specialization.
20. ☐ Ask which regulators have jurisdiction.
21. ☐ Identify approval requirements.
22. ☐ Model downside scenarios.
23. ☐ Preserve regulatory communications.
24. ☐ Track approval deadlines.
25. ☐ Don’t treat a commercial energy contract as a normal vendor agreement.