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25 Buyer-Beware Warnings
- ☐ Identify the energy asset.
- ☐ Identify the applicable jurisdiction.
- ☐ Review permits.
- ☐ Review land rights.
- ☐ Review easements.
- ☐ Review interconnection issues.
- ☐ Review supply agreements.
- ☐ Review purchase agreements.
- ☐ Review regulatory requirements.
- ☐ Identify environmental exposure.
- ☐ Identify tax considerations.
- ☐ Review financing.
- ☐ Review insurance.
- ☐ Review construction obligations.
- ☐ Review operational obligations.
- ☐ Review termination provisions.
- ☐ Review force-majeure language.
- ☐ Identify counterparty risk.
- ☐ Verify counsel specialization.
- ☐ Ask which regulators have jurisdiction.
- ☐ Identify approval requirements.
- ☐ Model downside scenarios.
- ☐ Preserve regulatory communications.
- ☐ Track approval deadlines.
- ☐ Don’t treat a commercial energy contract as a normal vendor agreement.