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Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Critical Updates to Clean Energy Credits

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President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law on 4 July 2025 in an afternoon signing ceremony at the White House (Pub. L. No. 119-21). Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)...more

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What the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Means for the Renewable Energy Industry, and How It Can Adapt

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Over the July 4th holiday, President Trump signed H.R. 1 (a/k/a the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) into law (Public Law No: 119-21, the “Act”). This sweeping piece of legislation significantly rolls back clean energy tax credits...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Very Ugly for Wind and Solar

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, significantly revising the U.S. tax code to reflect the Administration’s domestic energy, trade, and national security priorities. Among...more

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Renewable Energy Update 7.10.25

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to phase out federal subsidies for green energy like wind and solar farms, citing unsustainability for the grid and too much reliance on foreign adversaries. The order...more

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‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Signed Into Law and Executive Order With Major Impacts on Clean Energy Tax Credits

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On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a budget reconciliation package that significantly modifies the clean energy tax credit framework established by the Inflation...more

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Trump Executive Order Introduces Further Uncertainty for Wind and Solar Projects

Days after signing into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which dramatically rolled back the availability of federal tax credits for solar and wind power projects, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO)...more

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House Enacts the Senate Legislative Text of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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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

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One Big Beautiful Bill: New Law Disrupts Clean Energy Investment

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBB), which significantly rolls back many of the core tax incentives that clean energy projects have relied on since the passage of the...more

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Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: A Practical Guide

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On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1 — the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the OBBBA) was enacted into law. We discussed the version of the bill that passed in the House in May (the House bill) in our previous update. On July 1, the Senate...more

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Understanding “Beginning of Construction” Provisions Within the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Framework

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Under the Senate Finance Committee’s June 28th version of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill (the “Bill”), there are several limitations and requirements that would take effect based on the date a project begins construction. For...more

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New Bill Language Released Over the Weekend Contains Entirely New Excise Tax on Wind and Solar Projects

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Over the weekend, the Senate released a revised draft of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, containing important revisions to clean energy tax credits and that, if passed, will impact the entire renewables industry. With this...more

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Renewable Energy Update 6.20.25

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Senator Mike Crapo released draft text of the Senate Finance Committee’s version of the budget reconciliation bill on June 16. The Senate draft budget includes positives for the large-scale solar market, such as amending...more

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Senate Finance Committee Revises Energy Tax Credit Framework in Proposed Legislation

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On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its version of the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) that would create a steep phase-out of renewable energy tax credits—notably, renewable energy companies would have to...more

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UPDATE: Senate Joins House in Targeting Solar and Wind—But Pushes Back on Storage, Geothermal, and Hydropower

On June 16, the Senate Finance Committee released its version of the tax provisions of the Reconciliation Bill. Like the House version (H.R. 1) passed on May 22, the Senate version targets solar and wind tax incentives for...more

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Tax Credit Implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of H.R. 1—the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Bill) — by a vote of 215-214. The House-passed version of the bill, slated to be considered by the Senate...more

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Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part IX: Overview of Changes to Traditional Tax Equity Financing

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Tax equity investments in 2023 were about $20 billion annually. To meet the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), “many forecasters estimate that tax equity will need to increase […] to over $50 billion.”...more

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Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part VII: Low-Income Communities Bonus Credits

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What is the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit? The Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit available through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is designed to increase the siting of, and access to renewable energy...more

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Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part II: Production Tax Credits and Investment Tax Credits: The Old and the New

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What is a Production Tax Credit (PTC)? A Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a per kilowatt-hour (kWh) tax credit for electricity generated by solar and other qualifying clean technologies for the first 10 years of a system’s...more

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IRS Releases 2024 Procedural Guidance for Solar and Wind Projects in Low Income Communities

Last week the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Services (IRS) issued procedural guidance for the second year of the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code...more

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Airport Electrification – Latest IRS Guidance

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The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service continue to issue guidance regarding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which modified and extended the clean energy investment tax credit (ITC) under...more

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IRS Releases New Proposed Rules for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit for the Investment Tax Credit

On May 31, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed rules that set forth application and eligibility criteria for the low-income communities bonus credit investment...more

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Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act on US Battery Developers

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More batteries. More people. More urgency to reduce grid queues. These are three key demands from companies in the US battery storage sector if the industry is to take full advantage of the IRA, which became law last August. ...more

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Taking Charge: Inside the U.S. Battery Boom

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has supercharged global interest in U.S. battery storage, forcing companies to change their approach to the market. We look at how this generational legislation is driving growth and...more

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Putting the ‘Green’ in Renewable Energy at Cannabis Grow Facilities

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Growing four pounds of marijuana at an indoor facility can consume as much electricity as  the average American home uses in a year. Cannabis growth is now responsible for 1% of all U.S. electricity consumption per year, and...more

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IRS Issues Guidance for Energy Tax Credits in Low-Income Communities – Notice 2023-17

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) created several new tax incentives to encourage developing clean energy projects that would benefit underserved communities and individuals. Among these incentives, Congress included...more

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