Scott Deatherage on Solar Roof Tax Creditshttps://sdeatheragelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/solar-roof-tax-credits-1024x683.jpg1024683Scott DeatherageScott Deatheragehttps://sdeatheragelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-4.01.29-PM-96x96.jpg
The Emerging Mutual Dependence of Energy and Blockchain Technologieshttps://sdeatheragelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/blockchain-1024x683.jpg1024683Scott DeatherageScott Deatheragehttps://sdeatheragelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-4.01.29-PM-96x96.jpg
Energy and blockchain are two technologies converging. Energy is moving toward a more decentralized system—distributed energy and distributed storage–putting pressure on grid managers who have to be sure the grid generates and uses the same amount of electricity at the same time. Grid managers are concerned about the future of numerous energy generation and storage…
While there are many similarities in utility-scale solar leases, there is no true “form” lease everyone uses. There are differences in language and provisions on matters such as property taxes, condemnation, termination, among many others. Having worked on over 35 solar farm leases, I have seen a variety of issues and concerns raised by landowners…
Energy Is Getting Smaller: The Massive Disruption of Electricityhttps://sdeatheragelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/epcot-thing-1024x683.jpg1024683Scott DeatherageScott Deatheragehttps://sdeatheragelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-4.01.29-PM-96x96.jpg
What does this mean? In the last 100 years, as technology develops, devices and machines tend to become smaller. Think of computers, mobile phones, smart phones, televisions. Despite some or perhaps a lot of misinformation in politics and media about energy, energy is getting smaller. Huge power plants and centralized monopoly utilities with no customer choice are becoming…
Blockchain Coming to Energy Markets, Faster Than You Thinkhttps://sdeatheragelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/blockchain-coming-1024x683.jpg1024683Scott DeatherageScott Deatheragehttps://sdeatheragelaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-4.01.29-PM-96x96.jpg
At the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance (TREIA) conference in Georgetown, Texas last week, one of the major changes I observed over the last year is that people are talking about the inevitable evolution of electricity markets being “digitized” and becoming a “platform.” This was coupled with a discussion of future widespread installation of solar…