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title: "Draft certificate clauses in an offtake from the lawyer's term sheet"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/draft-the-certificate-terms-in-a-renewable-electricity-or-low-emissions/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-S20261018-16-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft certificate clauses in an offtake from the lawyer's term sheet

> Draft the certificate clauses from the term sheet the lawyer supplies. Leave any commercial term the term sheet does not state as a blank.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/draft-the-certificate-terms-in-a-renewable-electricity-or-low-emissions/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Draft the certificate clauses from the term sheet the lawyer supplies. Leave any commercial term the term sheet does not state as a blank. Do not describe a certificate program and do not say the clause assigns federal record title. |
| What the lawyer must review | ABA Model Rule 1.1 requires competent representation, which requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) leaves the lawyer responsible for clauses produced with a generative tool. The clauses use only the term sheet. Separately, if the same instrument assigns record title or operating rights in a federal oil and gas lease, 43 C.F.R. 3106.10(f) provides that the transferee's rights will not be recognized by the Department until the authorized officer approves the transfer, and section 3106.71 provides that approval is for administrative purposes only and does not warrant or certify title. The tool does not decide that a certificate clause is that transfer. The lawyer checks every clause. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft the certificate terms in a renewable electricity or low-emissions product offtake](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/draft-the-certificate-terms-in-a-renewable-electricity-or-low-emissions.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Draft the certificate clauses from the term sheet the lawyer supplies. Leave any commercial term the term sheet does not state as a blank. Do not describe a certificate program and do not say the clause assigns federal record title.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- No renewable-energy certificate or low-emissions program rule was opened. The draft does not state one.
- Subpart 3106 applies to a federal oil and gas lease transfer. It is not applied to a certificate clause unless the lawyer decides the instrument makes that transfer.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [43 C.F.R. subpart 3106, Transfers by assignment, sublease, or otherwise](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/subtitle-B/chapter-II/subchapter-C/part-3100/subpart-3106) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Environmental attribute schedule for a US power sale](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/us-environmental-attribute-schedule.md) | Clause | Yellow | A contract schedule that allocates an environmental attribute the parties define. No statute opened for this schedule defines a renewable energy credit or names a state program. |
| [Qualifying facility question list under PURPA](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/us-qualifying-facility-questions.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Questions drawn from the parts of 16 U.S.C. § 824a-3 that were read, including the incremental-cost limit. The list does not decide qualifying-facility status or a purchase obligation. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*