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Internal Revenue Service Solar Energy Production Tax Credit

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New BOC Guidance Released

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

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Get to Work: New Treasury Guidance Changes Safe Harbors for Solar and Wind Tax Credits

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On August 15, the Treasury Department published long-awaited guidance on applicability of “beginning of construction” safe harbors for solar and wind projects under the One Big Beautiful Bill and Executive Order 14315. While...more

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Treasury Releases New Beginning of Construction Guidance for Wind and Solar

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Treasury and the IRS today released guidance, Notice 2025-42 (the “Notice”), regarding what constitutes beginning of construction for solar and wind energy projects with respect to the production tax credit under Section 45Y...more

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New Law Changes IRA Tax Credits - Update

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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

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DEEP Issues Request for Information to Inform Expedited Request for Proposals – IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED

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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

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New Executive Order Targets Wind and Solar Tax Credits

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On July 7, 2025, President Trump signed the executive order “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources.” The EO directs the Secretary of the Treasury to “strictly enforce” the...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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Final Regulations Issued Regarding Section 48 Investment Tax Credit

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On December 12, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published final regulations (the “final regulations”) regarding the energy credit under Section 48 of the Internal...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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Solar PV Project Repowering - Best Practices and Insights

In August 2022, the United States (U.S.) Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), landmark legislation that modified and extended the longstanding 30% investment tax credit (ITC) for solar photovoltaic...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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Proposed Regulations on Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit

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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

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An In-Depth Look at Section 45X Proposed Regulations

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Dec. 14, 2023, released Proposed Regulations regarding the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit of the Internal Revenue Code. (See Holland& Knight's previous...more

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Treasury and IRS Release Long-Awaited Proposed Regulations on Section 48 Investment Tax Credits

On November 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Regulations) regarding the investment tax credit (ITC) under...more

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IRS and Treasury Issue Section 48 Investment Tax Credit Proposed Regulations

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Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) provides for an investment tax credit (“ITC”) for certain energy property. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) amended Section 48 in several...more

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Treasury and IRS Publish Long-Awaited Guidance on Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit

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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released proposed regulations on November 17, 2023 addressing the investment tax credit (ITC) for renewable energy and energy storage...more

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IRS Releases Long-Awaited Updates to Investment Tax Credit Regulations

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Late last week, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Department of the Treasury released the long-awaited proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) relating to investment tax credits under Section 48 of the Code...more

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What IRS’s Low-Income Adder Guidance Means For Renewables Projects

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”) breathed new life into the tax scheme for renewable energy projects, creating a new base tax credit with a series of adders that can significantly increase viability of projects...more

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Break Out Your Calculator: IRS Releases Domestic Content Bonus Credit Guidance

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Following the release of energy community bonus credit and low-income community bonus credit guidance, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS recently provided taxpayers with the domestic content bonus credit guidance....more

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New IRS and Treasury Guidance on ‎Energy Community Bonus ‎Tax Credits Leaves as Many ‎Questions as ‎it Answers

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On April 4, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published Notice 2023-29, Energy Community Bonus Credit Amounts under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“the Notice”),...more

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Here Comes the Sun: Treasury and IRS Request Input on Solar and Other Energy Incentives Under the Inflation Reduction Act

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Following the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on August 16, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued six notices (the “Notices”) requesting comments on...more

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H2ypothetical - Clean Electricity Credits

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The Act includes multiple tax benefits for hydrogen production, storage and utilization, summarized in the following King & Spalding...more

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H2ypotheticals - September 13, 2022

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The Act includes multiple tax benefits for hydrogen production, storage and utilization, summarized in the following King & Spalding...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2021

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IRS extends safe harbor provisions for renewable energy projects impacted by COVID-19 - Renewables Now – June 30 - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has granted extra time to renewable energy projects impacted by the...more

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IRS Further Extends the Continuity Safe Harbor for Qualifying Solar and Wind Projects

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On June 29, 2021, the IRS released Notice 2021-41 (the Notice) extending the length of the Continuity Safe Harbor (as defined below) for purposes of claiming the investment tax credit (ITC) or the production tax credit (PTC)....more

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