What is a Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA)?The Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) is a critical component of the contractual framework for a wind farm. This...
How are renewable energy projects typically structured?Renewable energy projects are often project financed. A special purpose vehicle (SPV) will be...
Requirement for a LicenceSection 4 of the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989) requires entities undertaking certain activities in the electricity sector to...
In order for a new connection to be made, whether to a generator, a home, an office or an entire new development, new network infrastructure will need...
What is the ‘supplier of last resort’?When the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) revokes a supply licence (usually because of insolvency),...
OverviewOperation and maintenance (O&M) of renewable energy projects is a critical component of an effective and successful project. Although capital...
Brexit impactThis Practice Note contains information on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU at 11 pm on 31 January 2020 (exit day)....
What is the Renewables Obligation?The renewables obligation (RO) is intended to support investment in renewable generation projects. It does this by...
The Limitation Act 1980 (LA 1980) is the key statutory framework setting out the circumstances when a limitation defence may or may not be taken. For...
What is the doctrine of frustration?If the contract does not include a force majeure clause or it does but the applicable force majeure event is not...
Traders seeking to rely on force majeure provisions in their contracts with consumers for delays in performance caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19),...
The requirements for variation of a deedIt was formerly a rule of common law that contracts entered into by way of deed could only be varied by deed....
In English law, the expression ‘force majeure’ does not refer to a legal doctrine. Instead, the expression ‘force majeure clause’ is used to describe...
An instrument is validly executed as a deed by an individual only if it is signed by them in the presence of a witness who attests the signature. The...
A registered society is a body corporate with limited liability and its own legal personality, registered by the Financial Conduct Authority under the...
This Q&A refers to a licence to supply electricity to premises located in Great Britain issued by Ofgem pursuant to section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity...
What if a seller has purchased CRC allowances that haven't been surrendered?As a result of the prospective sale of part or all of his undertaking, a...
On 22 July 2015, the government published a consultation paper setting out proposals for measures to control spending on new solar photovoltaic (PV)...
This Q&A is limited to cover the relevant provisions of the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989), the Electricity (Applications for Licences, Modifications...
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