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The Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") functioned as the cornerstone of U.S. clean-technology capital investments. From its enactment in 2022 through late 2024, the statute's long-dated production and investment tax credits,...more
August 14, 2025: APA Solar, provider of solar racking and foundation solutions catering to commercial and utility-scale fixed-tilt and tracker interface projects, was acquired by Array Technologies for $179 million on August...more
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On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-42, consistent with President Trump’s recent Executive Order 14315 (EO 14315), which changes how applicable wind and solar facilities establish the...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new battery energy storage system (BESS) safety guidelines on August 18. The guidance aims to provide communities and first responders with best practices for safe BESS...more
With an effective date of September 2, 2025, New Beginning of Construction guidance will be prospective and not apply to projects that satisfied beginning of construction under old IRS guidance before September 2, 2025. ...more
Massachusetts has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit bids for long-term contracts for up to 1500 MW of energy storage projects. Energy storage is a key tool in reducing our reliance on carbon-emitting...more
In its first nine months, the Trump administration has taken multiple actions impacting offshore wind development and generating substantial uncertainty as to the industry’s future in the United States. Those actions have...more
What You Need to Know - • Legislation requiring the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to open registration for an additional 3,000 MWs of community solar development has been signed into law by Governor Murphy. • The...more
On August 4, 2025, Inside Climate News reported that Michigan’s largest utility provider – DTE Energy – is working with big tech firms to procure up to 7 gigawatts (GW) of incremental power for new data center developments...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce initiated an investigation into how wind turbines and related components may impact U.S. national security on Aug. 13, 2025, according to an Aug. 21, 2025, notice sent to the Federal Register....more
On August 15, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-42 (the Notice) eliminating the safe harbor under which solar and wind projects could establish start of construction by...more
On July 4, 2025, Public Law 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), became law and enacted significant changes to various renewable energy incentives, including the clean electricity production...more
On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-42 to address the beginning of construction (BOC) requirements for solar and wind projects under sections 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code...more
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) has launched a new rulemaking to update Electric Tariff Rule 21 (Rule 21). This proceeding was initiated through an Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) adopted at...more
Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
Wind and solar projects seeking to begin construction before July 4, 2026, must meet stricter qualification criteria for some tax incentives....more
On Aug. 15, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released IRS Notice 2025-42, narrowing the rules for what qualifies as “beginning of construction” (BOC) under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...more
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued Notice 2025-42 to implement the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") mandate to phase out the clean electricity production tax credit (§ 45Y) and investment tax credit (§ 48E)...more
On August 15, 2025, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released guidance for wind and solar facilities under Sections 45Y and 48E (the “Tech-Neutral Tax Credits”) in the form of IRS Notice...more
On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released new guidance on the “beginning of construction” for wind and solar facilities under the clean electricity...more
On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-42, providing long-awaited guidance on the “beginning of construction” requirements for wind and solar facilities under Sections 45Y and 48E of the...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (which we discussed in a previous client alert) generally requires wind and solar facilities to begin construction before July 5, 2026, or be placed in service by December 31, 2027, to qualify...more
The IRS on Aug. 15, 2025, released Notice 2025-42, which provides new guidance on how taxpayers can establish that they have begun construction of a wind or solar facility for purposes of determining whether such facility is...more
On Aug. 15, 2025, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2025-42 addressing the beginning of construction for wind and solar facilities under Section 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The...more