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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Trump Executive Order Introduces Further Uncertainty for Wind and Solar Projects

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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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Executive Order on PTC and ITC Beginning of Construction

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President Trump yesterday issued an executive order, “Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources” (the “Executive Order”), which could have a major impact on wind and solar energy...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Tax Bill Enacted on July 4, 2025 Contains Scaled-back Renewable Energy Provisions

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On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law, which scales back renewable energy tax provisions. The final bill did, however, contain more favorable renewable energy tax provisions...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Energy Tax Credit Framework Undergoes Further Changes in Senate-Approved Version of OBBB Act

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On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed its version of The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, the massive budget bill that contains significant provisions affecting tax credits for renewable energy project development. After...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Latest Draft of One Big Beautiful Bill Signals Broad-Based Impacts to Alternative and Clean Energy Initiatives

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On June 16, 2025, the United States Senate Committee on Finance released a reconciliation bill draft of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R. 1 – 119th Congress (2025-2026), following its passage in the House of...more

Paul Hastings LLP

House Bill Accelerates Phaseout of Clean Energy Tax Credits and Restricts Leasing and Transferability

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On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Bill 1, officially titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). This budget reconciliation bill includes significant energy-related provisions that would...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Section 48 Energy Investment Tax Credit: Final Regulations Released

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final regulations for the energy investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code, which was...more

Foster Garvey PC

Unlocking Clean Energy Investments: New Elective Payment Credits for State and Local Governments

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State and local governments undertaking clean energy projects may be eligible for cash payments equal to the renewable electricity production tax credit or energy investment tax credit that would have been available to a...more

King & Spalding

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Breaking Down the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit Proposed Regulations

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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

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Treasury Releases a Swath of Guidance on the Investment Tax Credit

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On November 17, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued proposed regulations [REG-132569-17] regarding the definition of “energy property” and related rules...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Inflation Reduction Act Tax Changes, Part 2 – Energy Credits and Incentives

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On Aug. 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which includes various amendments and additions to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This is the second of two alerts...more

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Relief Arrives for Renewable Energy Industry - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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On August 12, 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“Act” or “IRA”), a $400 billion legislative package containing significant tax and other government incentives for the energy industry, in particular...more

Morgan Lewis

Inflation Reduction Act: Initial Takeaways for Green Technology, Taxes, and Healthcare

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, passed by the US Senate on August 7, 2022, will dramatically affect a range of climate change, healthcare, prescription drug pricing, and tax matters. With an investment of more than $400...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

U.S. Senate Passes the Inflation Reduction Act, Committing $370 Billion to Action on Climate and Energy

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After months of intense, and at times acrimonious, negotiations among the Democratic caucus, the United States Senate on August 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA includes a host of programs aimed at...more

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Solar Industry to See Historic Investment from Inflation Reduction Act

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which Senate Democrats intend to move through their chamber using a budget reconciliation process allowing it to pass with 50 votes (plus Vice President Harris breaking a tie) before it...more

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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: The energy tax provisions you need to know about

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​​​​​​​The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) runs 725 pages and includes numerous energy tax provisions aimed at enhancing US energy security. The Act, if enacted, would extend and expand the renewable and alternative...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Inflation Reduction Act Would Extend Renewable Tax Credits

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On July 27, Senate Democrats released the draft text of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The Act includes a number of climate and energy-related provisions similar to those that were included in the Build Back...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Window Widens For Completing Construction On Renewable Energy Projects

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Good news came for renewable energy developers on June 29, 2021, when the IRS issued Notice 2021-41. The notice gives developers more time to finish projects and makes it easier to prove that they began construction on a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Carbon Capture, Use, and Sequestration: Proposed Regulations Enable Taxpayers to Accelerate Projects

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The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Proposed Regulations for carbon sequestration tax credits—under Section 45Q—addressing recapture risk and the availability of the credit when carbon is...more

Mayer Brown

IRS Provides Start-of-Construction Relief for Renewables in Light of COVID-19

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On May 27, 2020, the US Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released Notice 2020-41 (the “Notice”), updating the IRS guidance on the start-of-construction rules for the production tax credit (“PTC”) and energy investment tax...more

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COVID-19: CARES Act Fails to Address Renewable Energy Industry’s Concerns But Path Forward with the IRS Remains

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Background - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt project development timelines generally, solar and wind projects that rely on federal income tax credits to obtain financing are particularly sensitive to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Sheds New Light on Solar Tax Credits, Leaves Energy Storage in the Dark

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued recent guidance regarding construction of commercial solar energy properties and other qualified energy properties for purposes of claiming the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), the key...more

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What Is the Impact of Tax Reform on US Wind Tax Equity Deals?

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A Word About Wind has published our article What Is the Impact of Tax Reform on US Wind Tax Equity Deals? in its blog (subscription required) and newsletter. ...more

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IRS Issues Additional Guidance on “Begun Construction” Requirement for Wind Energy Credits

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Latest guidance extends “continuity safe harbor” to four years and includes other taxpayer-friendly modifications and clarifications to existing guidance. On May 5, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued...more

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