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Clean Energy Tax Credits: New Guidance on Beginning of Construction for Wind and Solar Facilities

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 8/19/2025

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

Treasury Guidance Tightens "Beginning of Construction" Standards for Clean Energy Tax Credits, Eliminating 5% Safe Harbor for Wind...

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/19/2025

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

Treasury Releases New Beginning of Construction Guidance for Wind and Solar

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/18/2025

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

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

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 7/17/2025

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

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

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/14/2025

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

Trump Executive Order Introduces Further Uncertainty for Wind and Solar Projects

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/14/2025

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

One Big Beautiful Bill: New Law Disrupts Clean Energy Investment

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/9/2025

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

Currents - Energy Law Insights, V 9, Issue 6, June 2025

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/20/2025

Welcome to our sixth issue of Currents 2025. We are covering a multitude of issues in this edition, but we want to pass along a couple of announcements first. Again, thank you for reading! Amazon and Pennsylvania Join the...more

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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/19/2025

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

California Dreaming Is Becoming a Reality: Solar Canals May Mean Having More Water As Well As More Solar Energy

(ACOEL) | American College of Environmental... on 4/28/2025

On March 25, 2025, the University of Southern California’s (USC’s) Public Exchange and independent advisor Solar Aquagrid announced the California Solar Canal Initiative, a seven-university project to assess the...more

Germany’s upcoming new government – what to expect in the climate and energy sector

A&O Shearman on 4/18/2025

After the German federal government break-up in November 2024 and the new elections in February 2025, the political parties – Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)/ Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) and Social...more

Cybersecurity and Solar Power Vulnerability

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/11/2025

As noted , the renewable energy sector faces growing concerns over its vulnerability to cyberattacks. Since then, the situation has not improved; the U.S. electrical grid has grown more vulnerable to cyberattacks, with...more

Vision for American Energy Storage: Solar Energy Industries Association White Paper

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/7/2025

The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) has issued a January 2025 White Paper titled: Vision for American Energy Storage (“White Paper”)....more

Capturing the Sun: State Prompt Payment Acts' Effects on Solar Construction

DarrowEverett LLP on 1/30/2025

As the energy sector continues to expand, developers and contractors looking to expand their footprint are crossing state lines to construct energy projects. This is a good strategy for applying the same, successful...more

APAC Energy Pulse

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/6/2024

The Asia-Pacific region has experienced some headwinds in the renewable energy sector (particularly offshore wind) in recent times. These headwinds take the form of, for example, higher devex and capex costs, inadequacy or...more

Developer Perspectives on Today’s Energy Storage Markets

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 9/3/2024

In 2023, the world added an impressive 45 gigawatts/97 gigawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, nearly tripling year-on-year growth, with the majority driven by battery storage installations. The global energy storage...more

Clean Energy Investing/Investing in America: American Clean Power August 2024 Report

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/29/2024

American Clean Power (“ACP”) (a trade association) has issued an August 2024 Report titled: Clean Energy Investing in America. (“Report”). ...more

CFPB Bites of the Month - August 2024 - All That's Left of the CFPB's Summer Sky

Hudson Cook, LLP on 8/28/2024

In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the August 2024 webinar....more

Regulators Promote “All-of-Government” Solar Energy Market Initiative

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/9/2024

On August 7, the U.S. Department of Treasury hosted a virtual briefing to discuss the steps that the Biden-Harris administration is taking to address perceived unfair and deceptive practices in the consumer solar energy...more

Renewable Energy Update 8.05.24

Allen Matkins on 8/6/2024

According to the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proceeding with nine solar projects on public lands to potentially power nearly 2 million homes with clean energy. Among the projects, the...more

Navigating the Solarscape: Our Handy Solar Tariffs Cheat Sheet

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/19/2024

The solar industry is starting to get whiplash. Over the past year in particular, the industry has experienced a whirlwind of regulatory changes making solar tariffs some of the most complex tariffs in all of U.S. importing...more

Real Property Taxation of Solar and Wind Energy Systems in New York State: Update

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 5/20/2024

An earlier Tax Tracker discussed the appraisal methodology for solar and wind energy projects in New York State under Section 575-b of the Real Property Tax Law: Real Property Taxation of Solar and Wind Energy Systems In New...more

Betting the Farm on Solar: Leasing and Due Diligence Considerations

DarrowEverett LLP on 4/10/2024

While imagery of the American Dream used to be picturesque farm towns, robust bounties and families gathered around the table for a meal, values have shifted, and once-robust farming communities have become forgotten lands,...more

Renewable Energy Update 3.21.24

Allen Matkins on 3/25/2024

The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility...more

Forced Labor Crackdown Continues with UFLPA Entity List Expansion and Increased Congressional Oversight

ArentFox Schiff on 12/19/2023

Recent measures demonstrate that the United States has maintained its commitment to enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Specifically, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) recently added...more

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