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On 15 August 2025 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-42 (the Notice), which restricts the methods that developers of wind and solar projects can use to determine whether they have begun construction for...more
The Ohio Department of Development (“ODOD”) has made some changes to documents provided by renewable energy projects that have received certification as a Qualified Energy Project (“QEP”) in the Payment in Lieu of Taxes...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
Enacted in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) expanded energy tax credits by increasing credit amounts, broadening eligibility beyond wind and solar, and allowing credits to be developed and sold....more
Wind and solar projects seeking to begin construction before July 4, 2026, must meet stricter qualification criteria for some tax incentives....more
The renewable energy sector faces significant regulatory changes following the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on July 4, 2025. Through IRS Notice 2025-42, issued under Executive Order 14315, the Treasury...more
On August 15, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-42, which provides guidance on the beginning of construction requirement as it relates to the new credit termination...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
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 August 15, 2025, the IRS released new beginning of construction (BOC) guidance for solar and wind facilities claiming production and investment tax credits under sections 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code in IRS...more
This is an updated version of the alert published on July 4. President Trump signed H.R.1, commonly referred to as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (the "Act") into law on July 4, 2025. Below are our summaries of the...more
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) released a Request for Information late Friday seeking “expressions of interest from potential project developers who believe that they can (1) meet the...more
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
President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on July 7, 2025, regarding "Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources." The EO follows the signing into law of the One Big...more
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
Wind and solar projects placed in service after 2027 would not be eligible for the clean electricity production or investment credit unless construction starts within one year of the date of enactment of the legislation....more
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
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
The United States Senate Committee on Finance this afternoon released draft text of its version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which is available here. Although we are continuing to review the draft legislation, at a high...more
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
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Nov. 17, 2023, released long-awaited proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) regarding the investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA” or “Act”) added and modified several renewable energy tax provisions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”).[1] These changes provide many opportunities...more
Under the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), the investment tax credit (“ITC”) may be increased if the applicable energy property qualifies for certain bonus levels, including an increased ITC energy percentage of up to 10% or...more
Wind and Solar PTC and specified § 45 technologies - 100% of PTC rate (assuming labor requirements met) ...more