The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued two memos in July 2025 in furtherance of President Donald Trump’s policies to eliminate subsidies for wind and solar projects on federal lands. These directives will impact...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 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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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
U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 22 issued new import tariffs on foreign-made solar cells and modules. While the tariffs may briefly disrupt the U.S. solar industry, the announcement provides much-anticipated certainty for...more
The fate of the U.S. solar industry is now (at least somewhat) in the hands of President Donald Trump. By Jan. 12, 2018, he must decide what action, if any, to take against overseas solar panel manufacturers whose imports are...more
Gov. Roy Cooper today signed House Bill 589, enacting legislation that significantly expands solar business opportunities in North Carolina....more
As has been widely reported, Georgia-based solar panel manufacturer Suniva Inc. filed an action with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) aimed at, in some cases, doubling the price of solar panels and cells produced...more
On June 29, the North Carolina House and Senate voted to enact a compromise version of 2017 H589, titled “Competitive Energy Solutions for North Carolina.” This major new energy legislation evolves and, in some respects,...more