SMNR: Texas Wind Law

Course Information

Registration Information

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
WED 3:45 - 5:35 pm TNH 3.127

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Paper

Description

This seminar will provide an in-depth study of all aspects of Texas wind law, including the history of wind energy, wind farm fundamentals, the major elements of the wind energy lease, conveyances and easements, severance of “wind rights,” government tax incentives, litigation, transmission issues, the sale of wind energy, and offshore wind projects. Course materials will include Smith, DeWolf, Wetsel and Diffen, Texas Wind Law (Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender 2011), as well as other readings and materials posted on Blackboard/Canvas or distributed in class. Attendance and participation in seminar discussions are mandatory. Each student will be required to write a seminar paper of 30 to 50 typewritten pages, double spaced, including footnotes. A list of topics will be posted on Blackboard/Canvas and distributed in class. You may either choose from this list or decide on another topic with the consent of the instructors. Roughly the first three-fourths of the course will consist of lectures and question and answer format, whereas the last quarter will focus on the presentation by each student of his or her topic, along with class discussion and analysis. Student grades will be based primarily on the paper, but also upon class attendance and participation.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Texas Wind Law *
Smith, DeWolf, Wetsel & Diffen
Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender , edition: 2014
ISBN: 9781422482865

Instructors

Headshot of Wetsel, Roderick E. Wetsel, Roderick E.
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