In Recurrent Energy Development Holdings, LLC v. SunEnergy1, LLC, a North Carolina Superior Court addressed a dispute between two solar developers arising out of a letter of intent/exclusivity agreement. Under the agreement, Recurrent agreed to make cash payments in return for the exclusive rights to purchase certain projects being developed by SunEnergy1 and to
A Lesson on Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Solar Construction
Late last year, a federal trial court in New York awarded a solar development company $11.6 million in damages against Suffolk County arising out of a dispute on a multi-site carport solar construction project. The basis for this substantial award? The County failed to satisfy its obligation to cooperate with the developer on permitting issues
Solar in the Frost: What to Watch Out For
As solar technology continues to become more efficient, construction of solar plants is expanding rapidly around the world, including in colder environments that, in the past, may have lacked the irradiance necessary to make solar feasible. Installation of solar panels north of the frost line creates some additional risks that solar developers, owners and contractors
Riding Currents into New Markets: What Power Generation Developers and Contractors Should Watch Out For
The CPV St. Charles Energy Center, a new 725 MW combined-cycle gas power plant in Maryland, went online earlier this month. The U.S. Supreme Court analyzed federal preemption with respect to state regulation of power generation in interstate markets administered under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a ruling affecting the CPV plant’s rate