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Renewable Energy PPAs

April 2, 2025 Online :: Central Time

“The Renewable Energy PPA seminar is an excellent course for in-house counsel involved in renewable project development.”

– Duke Energy

“This was well organized and well run. Good for a variety of professionals.”

–Associate Asset Manager, EDF Renewables

“Great speakers and great content.”

–Southern Power
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“This course was a great way to fast track into Renewable PPA’s and learn what to include and what to avoid.”

– Liberty Utilities

“Enjoyed the presentations and learned more than I expected. Good value for time.”

–Senior Counsel, RES Americas Inc.

“EUCI brought a great group of presenters who made the content understandable and relatable for a non-legal professional.”

–Senior Program Engineer, Colorado Energy Office

“Speakers being open to audience questions during sessions is excellent and adds relevant insights into the topic discussions. Very helpful. Speakers are very approachable and friendly.”

–Asset Management Specialist, Algonquin Power & Utilities

“Everyone was extremely knowledgeable and great at explaining a lot of different concepts.”

–Redding Electric

“The collection of industry knowledge and professional experience presented in EUCI’s course was immediately applicable to my line of work and will enable my involvement in a greater breadth of work in the future.”

–Hatch

The Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreements seminar is designed for those in the renewable energy industry who are new to PPAs or who have worked with PPAs for a while and are ready to gain a deeper understanding of key provisions of PPAs, central legal concerns, and the allocation and mitigation of risk in PPA transactions.  

Our expert instructors will cover a wide range of information from development to financing and procurement: 

  • Review of the various general contract terms found in PPAs 
  • Overview of environmental and permitting matters that arise in PPA negotiations 
  • Risk allocation during curtailments 
  • Environmental considerations 
  • Managing change in law risk 
  • The process and requirements for the declaration of milestone completion (especially the commercial operation milestone) 
  • Liquidated damages 
  • Indemnification 
  • Limitations of liability 

During the course, the instructors will provide and review specific contract language and will offer methods and practices for successful negotiations. Examples of problems that have arisen both before and after project completion will be given, and the solutions to these problems will be discussed. 

Learning Outcomes

  • Review the basics of project finance, PPA contract terms, and the PPA bidding process 
  • Assess sample PPA language 
  • Discuss methods and practices for successful negotiations 
  • Review key provisions and provisions arising under certain PPA structures 
  • Discuss how to appreciate and allocate legal and commercial risks
  • Review non-typical PPA structures 

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Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

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Individual attendee(s)$ 995.00 each
Volume pricing also available

Individual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility

Pack of 5 attendees$ 4,230.00 (15% discount)
Pack of 10 attendees$ 7,960.00 (20% discount)
Pack of 20 attendees$ 14,925.00 (25% discount)

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before February 28, 2025 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Agenda

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Central Time

Online

Log In and Welcome

8:45 AM

Lunch Break

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Adjourn for the day

5:00 PM

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Log In and Welcome

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Course Timing

Overview of Project Development and Finance (The Role of the PPA) 

  • Development Process  
  • Basics of Project Finance  
  • Financeability Issues in PPAs  
  • Legal Considerations 

General Contract Terms 

  • Limits of Liability  
  • Indemnification  
  • Boilerplate  

Pre-COD and COD Issues 

  • Conditions to Effectiveness  
  • Development & Construction  
  • Declaration of Commercial Operation  
  • Permissible Delays  
  • Performance Security  
  • Liquidated Damages  

COD & Post-COD Issues 

  • Sale of Energy & RECs   
  • Metering & Payment  
  • Curtailments  
  • Typical Issues Arising during Operations  
  • Defaults  
  • Operations & Maintenance  
  • Changes in Law  

Storage, Distributed Generation, & Community Solar 

  • Net Metering 
  • Combination Storage + Generation PPAs; Stand-alone Storage 
  • On-Site Generation  
  • Community Solar PPAs 

Corporate PPAs  

  • Available Structures 
  • Financial PPAs and Contracts for Differences 
  • Provisions to Consider 
  • Trends 

 

Instructors

Leslie Boyle advises clients in connection with their commercial transactions and the development, financing, and operation of large infrastructure projects.  Leslie negotiates the contracts required for every stage of a project’s life cycle, including the contracts required for a project’s day-to-day operation and revenue generation. She also advises clients in the negotiation of joint ventures for the development and operation of infrastructure projects.   

Her clients range from national midstream oil and gas companies, independent power producers, and mining companies, to apparel retailers and equipment manufacturers. 

Leslie S. Boyle

Partner

Holland & Hart LLP

Rochelle Rabeler focuses her practice on project development, project financing, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions for clients in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors.   

She counsels developers, investors, sponsors, and independent power producers in connection with wind, solar, and geothermal projects throughout the United States, varying in size from 100 kW to 1000 MW.  Both buyers and sellers benefit from Rochelle’s comprehensive experience guiding clients through each nuance of mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity financings (including ISDA and swap agreements), ranging from complex structures to traditional commercial secured transactions.  Rochelle successfully steers clients through the entire project lifecycle, negotiating and closing transactions covering the full range of commercial agreements necessary for energy projects, including power purchase agreements (both with utilities and private commercial and industrial offtakers), land acquisition documents, construction contracts, equipment procurement contracts, operations and maintenance agreements, and shared facilities agreements. 

Rochelle Rabeler

Partner

Holland & Hart LLP

Morgan counsels clients in the energy and resources industry at all stages of project development and financings. She assists clients primarily in the renewable energy space in matters spanning from early-stage project development through to operation. Her practice includes drafting of agreements and contracts, buying and selling of projects, and additional strategic transactions. Additionally, Morgan counsels companies on matters including mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions.

Before joining Holland & Hart, Morgan participated in the firm’s summer clerk program. She also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Scott W. Skavdahl of the U.S. District Court of Wyoming and as a legal intern at the Wyoming Attorney General's Office.

Morgan Thompson

Associate

Holland & Hart LLP

Ashley Wald provides sophisticated guidance to clients in the solar, wind, hydropower, and natural gas industries as they develop energy projects and related infrastructure across the United States.  She assists her clients at all stages of energy project development and finance, from site acquisition through commercial operation, with particular emphasis on construction contracts and power purchase agreements. In addition, Ashley negotiates power purchase agreements on behalf of purchasers of clean power, including municipal utilities and electric cooperatives. She is uniquely positioned to provide insights and strategic solutions based on her experience sitting on both sides of the negotiating table.  She also counsels clients in the purchase and sale of energy project assets and project companies. 

Ashley K. Wald

Partner

Holland & Hart LLP

Ying is an experienced and trusted advisor to energy and resources clients, guiding them through project development and finance and general corporate matters. Her extensive energy industry knowledge, bolstered by her academic background in science and technology, helps Ying to tailor her legal advice to help clients in achieving their business objectives. She is experienced in assisting energy clients in all stages of project development and finance and supporting them in structuring strategic transactions and contract negotiations.

Before joining Holland & Hart, Ying worked in house at a renewable energy company and served as an associate at two Am Law 100 firms in Washington, DC and Texas.

Ying Wang

Of Counsel

Holland & Hart LLP

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EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.7 CEUs for this event

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Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must log in for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

PowerPoint presentations and classroom discussion will be used in this course for each learning outcome.

CPE

Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 9.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

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