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Senate Bill 6 Positions Texas to Better Manage Large Electrical Loads and Strengthen Grid Reliability

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S.B. 6 amends multiple sections of the Texas Utilities Code and introduces new provisions designed to ensure that large load customers fairly contribute to system costs and can be reliably managed during grid emergencies....more

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'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' Tax Provisions: A First-Take Comparison of the House and the Final Senate Versions

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The tax proposal originally offered by the US House of Representatives and the final version of the comprehensive budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as developed in the Senate, contain some key...more

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Senate Concludes OBBBA Vote-a-Rama

The Senate approved a revised version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (H.R. 1) on July 1, concluding a vote-a-rama that began the morning of June 30 and lasted over 24 hours. Consideration was further delayed after...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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Congress Eyes Sweeping Changes to Carbon and Biomass Incentives: 45Q Tax Credit Reforms, New Biochar Program, and Forest Residues...

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Senate Draft of BBB Would Standardize and Reduce Value of 45Q Credit, Diminishing Incentives for Long-Term Carbon Storage - The Senate’s draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) proposes several material changes to...more

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

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

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Le projet de loi 40 de l’Ontario propose d’accélérer le processus d’approbation des projets d’infrastructure énergétique

Le 3 juin 2025, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a présenté le projet de loi 40, Loi de 2025 pour protéger l’Ontario en garantissant l’accès à l’énergie abordable pour les générations futures (le « projet de loi 40 ») afin...more

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Steep Phase-Out of Wind and Solar Tax Credits in Draft Bill Text Released by Senate Finance Committee

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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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Bill 40: A New Focus for Ontario Energy

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On June 3rd, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 40, the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act (the “Bill”). If passed, the Bill will make amendments to the Electricity Act and the...more

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Ontario's Bill 40 Proposes Expediting Regulatory Approvals for Energy Infrastructure Projects

On June 3, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 40, the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025, to expedite regulatory approvals, allowing Ontario to build and deliver an affordable,...more

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Texas Heat Wave: Renewables Keep the Lights On Despite Legislative Headwinds

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As temperatures soar and Texas faces another grid stress test, solar and battery storage are proving their worth – even as lawmakers consider measures that could limit their future growth. Texas is currently sweating through...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Proposes to Severely Restrict Clean Energy Tax Incentives

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On May 22, 2025, the House passed the legislation entitled “The One Big Beautiful Bill” (the “BBB”) that would, if enacted into law, severely restrict clean energy tax incentives. This client update addresses the BBB’s...more

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Full U.S. House passes “One Big Beautiful Bill” – Impact on energy

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On May 22, 2025 the House of Representatives, by a vote of 215-214 (no Democrats supporting), passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB”) which includes manager’s amendment changes from the version passed by the Ways and...more

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California Legislature Advances Broad Federal Tax Conformity Bill (SB 711)

Senate Bill 711 (S.B. 711) would update California’s conformity date to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2025. If enacted, this change would apply to taxable years beginning on or after...more

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Bipartisan Bill Would Expand Biofuels and Biobased Manufacturing Innovation

On May 7, 2025, Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced the Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act (Ag BIO Act) (H.R. 3253), a bipartisan bill that would support the biofuel...more

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Further Restrictions on IRA Renewable Energy Tax Credits Included in Draft Bill Passed by House

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On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new version of H.R. 1, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that would effectively repeal the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) clean energy tax credits almost...more

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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

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UPDATE: House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Takes a Bigger Bite Out of Clean Energy Tax Incentives

By a 215-214 vote, the House on May 22, 2025, passed a massive tax bill that, among many other things, would severely curtail portions of the federal energy tax credit provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA)....more

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House of Representatives Moves to Scale Back Clean Energy Tax Credits Under IRA

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" on May 22, 2025, by a vote along party lines. The bill will now be taken up by the U.S. Senate. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes certain key...more

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House Passes 2025 Reconciliation Bill – Further Restricting IRA Tax Benefits

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After an intense 21-hour House Rules Committee markup, early in the morning of May 22, 2025, the House passed H.R. Con. Res. 14, 119th Cong. (2025) (the “Reconciliation Bill”), which makes significant revisions to the...more

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House passes “One Big, Beautiful Bill”– Impact on energy

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On May 13, 2025 the House passed the “One Big, Big, Beautiful Bill,” which includes significant cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) energy incentives. The changes shorten the duration of or eliminate 17 IRA “green”...more

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High-Level Overview of certain Provisions Impacting Renewable Energy Incentives in “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Draft...

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May 12th, the House Ways and Means Committee released a package of tax provisions (the “Bill”) that includes claw backs of certain provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. Note that this Bill is a draft only, has not been...more

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Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 196

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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April Updates on Maine’s Net Energy Billing Program

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As we discussed in our February alert, the Maine Legislature continues to consider bills that would further limit or eliminate Maine’s Net Energy Billing (NEB) program...more

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Maintaining/Enhancing Hydroelectricity/River Restoration Act of 2025: United States Senate Legislation Introduced

S. 1183 has been introduced to the United States Senate, which is titled: Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2025: United States Senate Legislation Introduced (“Act”)....more

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