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Describe five federal environmental laws discussed in class …

Describe five federal environmental laws discussed in class applicable to onshore wind farms.   Provide a detailed summary of each of the steps in the process under Texas law for obtaining a Tax Abatement Agreement.   Describe five of your fellow students’ Final Presentations.     Based on the caselaw discussed in the lectures, in which state(s) is a homeowner likely to prevail on a nuisance action against a wind developer, and in which states(s) is a homeowner not likely to prevail on a nuisance claim against a wind developer, and why?   Discuss the Texas Accommodation Doctrine and the three prongs of the Getty test. Now pretend you’re a wind developer holding a Texas wind lease on land subject to mineral rights, and there’s a conflict, so you bring a case under the Texas Accommodation Doctrine. Describe a fact pattern where you, as a plaintiff wind developer, would prevail against a mineral rights owner.    Using the Indemnity Clause (Clause 7) of the Texas Wind Lease provided as Appendix 1 in your book, and the highlighted portions of Week 4, Slide 54, answer these questions about the meaning of the provisions highlighted on the slide. Look at the text highlighted in yellow – Is the indemnification mutual – do the parties have to indemnify each other? Look at the turquoise blue text – what claims are covered – is it all of them? Under the turquoise blue text, are the parties’ attorneys’ fees covered? What kinds of claims are covered for the developer? (green) For the landowner? (green)  For both of them? Are hazardous materials covered? Who is responsible under Lease Clause 8.5? Are violations of environmental laws covered? Who is responsible under Lease Clause 8.5? Who is covered under the “Related Person” clause highlighted in dark pink? Who is not covered under the “Related Person” clause highlighted in light purple?   Describe five federal laws discussed in class applicable to offshore wind farms.   Describe five major agencies or organizations (federal, state, or independent) discussed in class and discuss each of their roles in the wind industry.   Describe each of the three types of agreements discussed in class that are used for the sale of electricity from wind projects. How are the agreements similar? How are they different?   Describe the CREZ process, the issues that arose during the planning and development stages, and why you’d be either in favor or not in favor of a CREZ II project.   Summarize what you learned from five of the Data Dives, and how this information can be used by professionals and/or the general public.   Discuss three key challenges to development of US wind energy and provide two recommendations for how you would resolve them.   Describe five major updates discussed in the Weekly Slide Updates, and how these developments have impacted or will impact wind energy in the US.    It’s been an honor to have you in class. I look forward to seeing what you do with your considerable talents!                                                        GIG ‘EM AGGIES!!