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Midweek briefings track material developments from Treasury, IRS, DOE, FERC, state PUCs, and Congress — filtered for what actually affects clean energy developers, investors, and in-house counsel. Only updates that move the needle.

Curated Law Firm Commentary

The leading energy law firms publish excellent analysis — but nobody has time to read all of it. Each briefing surfaces the most relevant published commentary and pairs it with GC-level insight on what it means for your specific situation.

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Complex regulatory frameworks rendered as visual decision trees, compliance flowcharts, and authority matrices — plus a growing library of GC-authored legal templates available for free download. No registration required.

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Midweek updates and weekly digests — legislative developments paired with law firm analysis and GC-level commentary. Updated when something material changes, not on a schedule for its own sake.

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Complex regulatory frameworks rendered as visual decision trees, compliance flowcharts, and process maps. Updated as regulations change. Free to use and share.

IRA Safe Harbor
Decision Tree
Physical Work Test · 5% Safe Harbor
IRA Compliance
Safe Harbor Qualification — Which Method Applies?

A visual decision tree for determining whether a C&I solar project qualifies under the Physical Work Test or 5% Safe Harbor method under IRS Notices 2013-29, 2018-59, and 2025-42.

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FEOC/MACR
Compliance Map
Notice 2026-15 · Certification Safe Harbor
FEOC Compliance
FEOC Analysis Framework — Component-Level Review

A compliance flowchart for analyzing foreign entity of concern exposure at the component level, including the three Notice 2026-15 safe harbor pathways and the MACR threshold calculations for 2026.

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NY/NJ Interconnection
Standards Map
Con Edison · PSE&G · NYSIR
Interconnection
NY & NJ Interconnection Standards — Visual Guide

A visual map of interconnection standards, queue processes, and material modification thresholds for Con Edison, PSE&G, and other NY/NJ utilities. Subscribe to be notified on release.

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GC-Authored Templates

Every template is authored at the General Counsel level, energy-specific, and designed to be deployed directly — not as a starting point for a drafting exercise. Free. No registration required.

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Delegation of Authority
Policy & Authority Matrix
Word Document  ·  11 Articles  ·  Full Authority Matrix & Appendices

A complete, GC-authored Delegation of Authority template for C&I solar developers and energy startups. Covers contract execution, financial authority, HR, project development, legal and regulatory authority, emergency procedures, and a full authority matrix — with investor and lender overlay guidance built in. Designed for companies operating within tax equity partnership and project finance structures.

PPAs & EPC Contracts Tax Equity Ready IRA Compliance Foundation Critical Investor Overlay
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IRA Safe Harbor
Compliance Checklist
Word Document  ·  Physical Work Test + 5% Safe Harbor  ·  FEOC Overlay

A structured compliance checklist for documenting beginning-of-construction qualification under IRS Notices 2013-29, 2018-59, and 2025-42 — covering both the Physical Work Test and the 5% Safe Harbor method, with FEOC/MACR documentation requirements integrated throughout. Designed for C&I projects both below and above the 1.5MW aggregation threshold.

Safe Harbor FEOC Overlay BOC Documentation IRS Audit Ready
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Project Company
Operating Agreement
Word Document  ·  Tax Equity Provisions  ·  Partnership Flip Ready

A GC-authored operating agreement template for solar project company LLCs structured for tax equity investment — including Class A/Class B member structure, partnership flip provisions, IRA compliance representations, and Major Decision consent thresholds aligned with standard tax equity investor requirements.

Tax Equity Partnership Flip IRA Representations Project Company
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SOX-Style Legal
Workflow Documentation
Word Document  ·  Transaction Management  ·  Closing Protocol

A SOX-style legal workflow documentation framework for C&I solar project development — covering the full project lifecycle from site control through commercial operation, with process maps, responsibility matrices, and closing checklists designed to satisfy tax equity investor and lender due diligence requirements.

Legal Operations SOX Framework Closing Protocol Due Diligence Ready
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About This Resource

Why Settingstone Legal Publishes This

The clean energy regulatory environment — IRA tax credits, safe harbor compliance, FEOC restrictions, interconnection standards — changes faster than any legal department can track without dedicated infrastructure. Tier-one law firms publish excellent analysis, but it takes expertise to know which alerts matter and what they mean for specific project structures.

This resource is built by a career clean energy General Counsel who has spent decades inside the transactions, regulatory proceedings, and compliance frameworks that define this industry. The briefings, infographics, and templates published here reflect that experience — filtered, curated, and translated into intelligence you can act on.

Everything here is free. There is no paid tier, no premium gate, and no sales pitch. The goal is to build a resource that the clean energy legal community finds genuinely useful — and trusts because it has earned that trust over time.

The materials on this website are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed by use of this website or its resources. Consult qualified legal counsel for advice specific to your situation.