On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed a version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that differed significantly from the version previously passed on May 22 by the U.S. House of Representatives as H.R. 1. Front of mind for...more
7/7/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Investment ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Investors ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits
On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed its version of The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, the massive budget bill that contains significant provisions affecting tax credits for renewable energy project development. After...more
7/3/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Reform
Under the Senate Finance Committee’s June 28th version of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill (the “Bill”), there are several limitations and requirements that would take effect based on the date a project begins construction. For...more
7/1/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Clean Fuels Program (CFP) ,
Construction Industry ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power
Over the weekend, the Senate released a revised draft of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, containing important revisions to clean energy tax credits and that, if passed, will impact the entire renewables industry. With this...more
7/1/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Excise Tax ,
Foreign Entities ,
Investment ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power
The Senate Finance Committee recently released its own draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Bill) previously passed by the House as H.R. 1. Both the House and Senate versions of the Bill impose restrictions on...more
6/25/2025
/ China ,
Energy Projects ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Entities ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Iran ,
IRS ,
North Korea ,
Popular ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its version of the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) that would create a steep phase-out of renewable energy tax credits—notably, renewable energy companies would have to...more
6/19/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Foreign Entities ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Senate Committees ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its version of the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) that would create a steep phase-out of renewable energy tax credits—notably, renewable energy companies would have to...more
6/18/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
New Legislation ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Credits
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new version of H.R. 1, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that would effectively repeal the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) clean energy tax credits almost...more
5/27/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Fuel Standards ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
New Legislation ,
Nuclear Power ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Reform
Lately, elected representatives on both sides of the aisle have been displaying an appetite for expanding transferable tax credits to a broader variety of industries. This is evidenced by the recent profusion of proposed...more
On May 14, 2025, the Ways & Means Committee of the House of Representatives released much-anticipated draft tax legislation from committee markup. Although tax considerations are only one part of the so-called “Big Beautiful...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) provides funding for several tax credit incentives related to significant investments in energy projects. One of these credits is the section 48C investment tax credit (“48C Credit”),...more
On May 12, 2023, in Notice 2023-38 (the “Notice”), the IRS published rules intended for inclusion in forthcoming regulations regarding domestic content bonus credit amounts.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 amended §§...more
In an effort to trade an increase in the debt ceiling for spending cuts, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has narrowly passed H.R. 2811, dubbed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. The legislation seeks...more
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has introduced a debt limit plan that aims to cut government spending by $2.7 trillion over the next decade. The Republican plan specifically targets...more
On August 16, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in what many have called the largest investment in climate change countermeasures in U.S. history....more
8/29/2022
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Fuels Program (CFP) ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Joe Biden ,
New Legislation ,
Nuclear Power ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Superfund
Direct pay proposals contained in the proposed Build Back Better Act promise to establish a system that would allow renewable energy developers to elect to receive ITC and PTC tax credits as a refundable credit....more
6/24/2022
/ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Economic Growth ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Investors ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Equity ,
U.S. Treasury
Under current law, there are significant tax benefits for renewable energy projects in the United States. These benefits include nonrefundable ITC and PTC tax credits and depreciation deductions. ...more
Tax considerations are one of the main drivers for renewable energy projects. This fall, Husch Blackwell’s Energy and Natural Resources team hosted a webinar that explored the available federal and state credits, abatements,...more