The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual update to the list of energy communities eligible for the energy community bonus tax credit. Released as Notice 2025-31, the guidance updates...more
On December 22, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published long-awaited proposed regulations for hydrogen tax credits under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 45V and 48. The proposed regulations address many...more
1/8/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tax Credits
Join Partners Heather Cooper and Christopher Gladbach next Tuesday for an insightful discussion on the nuances of the Internal Revenue Services’ (IRS) recent guidance on the clean hydrogen tax credit. They’ll shed light on...more
Join the McDermott Energy & Project Finance Practice Group for its spring webinar series: Navigating the New Energy Landscape. Register for State of the Tax Equity Market and Post-IRA Sources of Funding....more
Join us for the Navigating the New Energy Landscape Webinar Series as we discuss foreign sponsors seeking to break into the US renewables market....more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) grants tax credits to clean energy and infrastructure projects. But there is a string attached: to receive the tax credits, workers doing the construction, as well as those doing any...more
2/8/2023
/ Apprenticeships ,
Clean Energy ,
Construction Project ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
IRS ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Tax Credits
The Navigating the New Energy Landscape webinar series came back last week for a special bonus session that focused on the just-released Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on the wage and apprenticeship provisions...more
12/6/2022
/ Apprenticeships ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Benefits ,
Tax Credits ,
Wage and Hour
During this webinar, Heather Cooper and Carl Fleming, partners in the McDermott’s energy & project finance group, teamed up with McDermott+Consulting’s Debra Curtis to break down the key opportunities and actionable steps...more
11/21/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Financing ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Equity
Green hydrogen is a developing industry in the United States. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which includes $369 billion in energy and climate spending, even introduces a clean hydrogen production tax credit (PTC)...more
During this webinar, McDermott Partners Heather Cooper and Joel Hugenberger hosted Jay Chang, managing director at CCA Group, for a discussion on how the new technology-neutral tax credit will work and how it may impact the...more
On July 27, 2022, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that they had reached an agreement on a proposed reconciliation package: the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376,...more
On November 17, McDermott Partners Philip Tingle and Heather Cooper were joined by Bill Parsons, COO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), for a discussion on recent legislative activity regarding renewable...more
The Future of the Energy Transition webinar series continues. On November 17, McDermott Partners Philip Tingle and Heather Cooper will be joined by a to-be-announced industry expert for a discussion on recent legislative...more
The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Our webinar series explores how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy industry, including...more
5/20/2021
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Rates
The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Join us for a webinar series as we explore how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy...more
5/17/2021
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Rates ,
Webinars
The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Our webinar series explores how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy industry, including...more
The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Join us for a webinar series as we explore how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy...more
3/26/2021
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Risk Management ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Equity ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Webinars
The Treasury Department and IRS recently published proposed regulations implementing the Section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration credit. The regulations clarify some questions about the credit, though many questions...more
6/16/2020
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Planning ,
Webinars
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a long-awaited proposed rule to implement section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code, the statutory provision that creates a tax credit for capturing and sequestering carbon...more
6/9/2020
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Planning ,
Webinars
President Trump’s May 1, 2020 Executive Order prohibiting certain transactions involving bulk-power system electric equipment developed, manufactured or supplied by a foreign adversary could have far-reaching implications for...more
McDermott continues to provide the latest market updates on the disruption and uncertainty in the energy industry. President Trump’s May 1, 2020, executive order prohibiting certain transactions involving bulk-power system...more
5/20/2020
/ Bulk Purchasing ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Due Diligence ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Investors ,
Manufacturers ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Suppliers ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Webinars
On December 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865), which included welcomed extensions for a number of energy tax incentives.
The legislation includes...more
12/24/2019
/ Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
New Legislation ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Planning ,
Time Extensions ,
Trump Administration
The US Senate yesterday passed a package of tax extenders as part of the year-end appropriations act that the US House of Representatives passed on December 17, 2019. President Trump is expected to sign the legislation before...more
12/20/2019
/ Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Investors ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Extensions ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Planning ,
Wind Power
On December 17, 2019, the US House of Representatives passed a year-end fiscal year 2020 spending bill for the federal government that includes a one-year extension of the production tax credit under Section 45 (PTC) for wind...more
In Private Letter Ruling 201946007, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allowed a tax equity investor to participate with a regulated utility in a tax equity financing arrangement for wind investments without being subject to...more
12/3/2019
/ Energy Sector ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Private Letter Rulings ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Safe Harbors ,
Tax Equity Partnership