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Routine project contracts, marked up from the developer’s side.

We review the agreements that pile up between site control and NTP. Options and leases, easements, NDAs, consultant agreements. You get a redline and an issues list, and an attorney in our network signs off on every markup.

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What comes back to you

A redline against developer-side positions, notes on why each change matters, and a prioritized issues list.

Option to Lease Agreement Sample markup

2.1 Option Term. The Option shall expire three (3) years after the Effective Date, subject to two (2) extensions of one (1) year each upon written notice to Owner and payment of the Extension Fee.1

Note 1Interconnection studies routinely run past three years. Build the extensions in now.

9.3 Assignment. Optionee shall not assign this Agreement without Owner’s prior written consent, which may be withheld in Owner’s sole discretion shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that no consent is required for an assignment to an Affiliate of Optionee or a collateral assignment to any Financing Party.2

Note 2Lenders and tax equity investors will generally prefer a collateral assignment that doesn’t need landowner consent.

Issues list

  • HighAssignment requires consent in Owner’s sole discretion§ 9.3
  • MediumNo extension right on a three-year option term§ 2.1
  • MediumDecommissioning security due in full at COD§ 14.2

What we review

Most of these agreements outlast the project’s first owner, and every one of them gets read again in diligence.

Option and lease agreements
Option terms and extensions, rent and escalators, decommissioning security, assignment to financing parties.
Easements and crossings
Access, collection line and gen-tie easements, plus pipeline, rail and utility crossings.
NDAs and exclusivity letters
Mutual and one-way NDAs, LOIs, exclusivity periods and the rights to walk away.
Consultant MSAs and SOWs
Environmental, survey, geotech and interconnection consultants. Scope, IP and liability caps.
Estoppels and SNDAs
Landowner and lender deliverables that need to be clean before financing closes.
Road use and host agreements
County road use, good neighbor and community benefit agreements.

How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us about the deal

    Give us the counterparty and project first so we can clear conflicts. Then send the draft.

  2. 2

    We mark it up

    A redline against developer-side positions, flagging what will cause trouble in financing.

  3. 3

    An attorney signs off

    An attorney in our network reviews, edits and approves every markup.

  4. 4

    You pass it along

    The issues list is written so your development team can read it too.

Beyond routine review

Some deals need more than a markup. Through our attorney network we can also take on:

  • PPAs, VPPAs and RA agreements
  • EPC, BESS supply and LTSAs
  • Project M&A: MIPAs, PSAs, APAs
  • Tax equity and project finance

Coming next: term sheet to closing, in one workspace.

Send us a contract

Include the counterparty name, the project and the document type.
Please hold confidential documents until we confirm conflicts are clear.