On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a request for information (RFI) that identified 16 potential DOE sites, located on federally owned or managed land, that may be made available for the rapid...more
In a memorandum issued Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump halted federal offshore wind energy leasing and directed federal administrative agencies to cease the issuance and renewal of permits and approvals for onshore and...more
On Sept. 13, 2024, following the conclusion of the U.S. trade representative’s (USTR) statutory review of Section 301 tariffs, the Biden administration announced final increases on tariffs on certain Chinese-origin goods....more
Congress passed the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act (ADVANCE Act) in June 2024, which includes several provisions to encourage the development of nuclear energy infrastructure....more
On May 14, 2024, the Biden administration — following the conclusion of the U.S. trade representative’s (USTR’s) statutory review of Section 301 tariffs imposed on Chinese-origin goods in 2018 — announced prospective...more
In April 2024, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee (the Petitioner), a coalition representing leading U.S. solar manufacturers (Convalt Energy, First Solar, Meyer Burger, Mission Solar, Qcells, REC...more
On July 27, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously voted to adopt Order No. 2023, “Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements.”1 Following publication in the Federal...more
The Biden administration’s recently announced $20 billion clean energy investment marks another significant effort to combat climate change under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Vice President Kamala Harris and...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) created a 10% tax credit adder to encourage the use of “domestic content” in renewable projects that qualify for the production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC)....more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) created several new tax incentives to encourage the development of clean energy projects that would benefit specific communities. Among these incentives, Congress included a tax...more
On Aug. 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which includes new and revised tax incentives for clean energy projects. This alert provides a summary of the IRA impact on...more
On Dec. 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) released its preliminary determinations over the ongoing investigation into whether solar cells and modules imported from certain Southeast Asian countries were...more
On Sept. 16, 2022, the Department of Commerce (DOC) issued its final rule effectuating a two-year moratorium on tariffs on certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam....more
On Aug. 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which includes new and revised tax incentives for clean energy projects. The IRA extends and significantly modifies the federal tax...more
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On July 27, 2022, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) introduced the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which proposes new and revised tax incentives for clean energy. The bill...more
Yesterday, June 6, 2022, President Biden ordered various emergency measures to combat a shortage of solar modules and related components in the United States, including declaring a tariff exemption of up to two years on...more
On March 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced it is investigating whether imports of solar panels assembled in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are circumventing duties intended to limit imports...more
On March 25, 2022, the Biden-Harris administration issued a press release announcing a May 11, 2022, wind energy auction of 110,091 acres in the Carolina Long Bay offshore wind energy area off North Carolina’s coast. This...more
The beginning of 2022 has dealt most markets a difficult hand. Many industries are grappling with increased production and shipping costs, supply chain constraints, rising inflation and increased volatility — and the solar...more
After setting lofty climate change goals and promising a clean energy revolution, the Biden administration is expected to move quickly in its first hundred days to restore regulations and revamp agencies. This alert...more
On May 4, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department of Commerce will review imports of grain-oriented electrical steel laminations for transformer components under Section 232 of the Trade...more
On April 9, 2020, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin approved the establishment of a Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) aimed at helping the flow of credit to states, counties and cities impacted by the COVID-19...more
Industry observers report 2019 as a record year for utility-scale solar contracts, with the market increase driven by economic competitiveness, state-level policies requiring electric utilities to increase the amount of...more