On July 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation bill known as H.R.1: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The OBBBA generally accelerated phase-outs to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more
7/8/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Federal Budget ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Investment ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
New Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
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
The US Department of the Treasury just released its guidance on the labor requirements that must be fulfilled in order to maintain the credit for the full amount for clean energy and infrastructure projects under the...more
11/30/2022
/ Apprenticeships ,
Clean Energy ,
Construction Project ,
Energy Projects ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Investors ,
Labor Reform ,
Land Developers ,
New Guidance ,
Production Tax Credit ,
U.S. Treasury ,
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
On September 13, McDermott Partners Heather Cooper and Philip Tingle provided a detailed overview of the bonus tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for projects satisfying low-income thresholds or built-in...more
On August 22, 2022, US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) into law, which includes $369 billion in energy and climate spending with an unprecedented focus on clean hydrogen. Specifically,...more
On August 31, McDermott Partners Heather Cooper and Philip Tingle provided a detailed review of the wage and apprentice, domestic content, transferability and direct provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. They...more