On August 15, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2025-42 (the “August 2025 Notice”), providing critical guidance on the determination of when construction begins...more
On July 3, 2025, the House approved the Senate’s legislative text (the “Senate Legislative Version”) for the budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) without any changes. Thus, the final...more
On June 16, 2025, the US Senate Committee on Finance released its legislative text (the “Senate Finance Committee version”) for the tax provisions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the budget reconciliation bill currently...more
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed its reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, entitled “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “legislation”), which significantly amends the clean energy provisions that were enacted as part...more
Those in the critical minerals industry have been waiting to see what President Donald Trump’s next move would be after his “Unleashing American Energy” Executive Order on January 20, 2025 (the “January Executive Order”),...more
On January 7, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) relating to technology-neutral tax credits for clean energy...more
On October 24, 2024, the US Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) on the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit of the...more
On July 31, 2024, Senators Jon Ossof (D-GA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan American Tax Dollars for American Solar Manufacturing Act. The bill aims to “prevent...more
On August 27, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice to the Federal Register “invit[ing] written comments from the public concerning the issues raised” by China in its dispute before the...more
While we await the outcome of the upcoming US elections, stakeholders in the energy tax and policy space should recognize that, regardless of the outcome of the election, there will be plenty of activity in the energy sector...more
On June 18, 2024, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued final regulations (“Final Regulations”) establishing rules for taxpayers intending to satisfy the prevailing wage...more
6/27/2024
/ Apprenticeships ,
Energy Projects ,
Final Rules ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage and Hour
On May 3, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued final regulations (T.D. 9995) concerning the clean vehicle credit under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code...more
On April 25, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued final regulations (T.D. 9993) (the “final regulations under section 6418”) concerning the election to transfer...more
On December 14, 2023, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released proposed regulations to implement the Section 45X advanced manufacturing production credit established by the...more
1/3/2024
/ Batteries ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Minerals ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wind Power
On May 12, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a notice of intent to issue proposed regulations on the domestic content bonus credit for certain clean energy...more
Over the past number of weeks, a variety of legislative proposals, from both sides of the aisle, have been released that, if enacted, could drastically impact the US energy industry and, in many cases, the taxation of energy...more
4/28/2021
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Liability ,
Transportation Corridor ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Over the past number of weeks, a variety of legislative proposals, from both sides of the aisle, have been released that, if enacted, could drastically impact the US energy industry and, in many cases, the taxation of energy...more
4/28/2021
/ Clean Energy ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fuel Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Pollution Control ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Planning ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
The American Jobs Plan -
On March 31, 2021, the Biden administration released the American Jobs Plan (the “Infrastructure Plan”), which is a proposal that, if ultimately enacted, aims to modernize outdated infrastructure,...more
4/2/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Clean Energy ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Income Taxes ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Mining ,
Next Generation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform