4 Key Takeaways | Harnessing the Inflation Reduction Act: Driving Investments in Renewable Energy and Carbon Reduction
The IRS continues to issue guidelines regarding the tax credit provisions of Sections 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (IRC). The latest notice was issued as Notice 2025-42 on Aug. 15, 2025 (Notice)...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
On August 13, 2025, at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (Board or BPU) regularly scheduled Agenda Meeting, the Board voted 3-0 to extend the deadlines for completion of construction for community solar projects as...more
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law P.L. 119-21, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), which, among other notable changes to the US tax system, rolls back several renewable energy incentives enacted under...more
On April 15, 2025, just under two years after unveiling the original National Power Development Plan for the 2021–2030 period, with a vision up to 2050 (the “PDP8”)1, the prime minister approved updates to the PDP8 (the...more
The Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action) and Bricker Graydon invite you to join us for an engaging event exploring the future of energy policy in Kentucky. Discover how an “all of the above” energy strategy...more
At a March 25 hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, seven major U.S. grid operators, including the California Independent System Operator, testified that the nation’s power system is under...more
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Senate President Pro Tempore Bill Reineke (R-Tiffin) unveiled the Senate’s energy legislation, S.B. 2. As expected, there are similarities to H.B. 15, introduced by Rep. Roy Klopfenstein...more
Join Eric Klein and Paige Wright as they speak on “Energy Transition: Leveraging Intellectual Property.” The energy industry is experiencing massive transformation as incentives grow to invest in green technologies. This...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) today released Notice 2024-41, Domestic Content Bonus Credit Amounts under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Expansion of Applicable Projects for Safe Harbor in Notice 2023-38...more
Members of the K&L Gates Hydrogen, Power, Tax, and Tax Policy teams speak with Sandi Safro Osborn, Assistant General Counsel of the Edison Electric Institute, about the proposed regulations the Treasury Department and...more
We reviewed a variety of news stories discussing new solar projects in states – Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania – that have traditionally relied heavily on coal and carbon-emitting fuels. The articles reveal lessons...more
Join Partners Heather Cooper and Christopher Gladbach next Tuesday for an insightful discussion on the nuances of the Internal Revenue Services’ (IRS) recent guidance on the clean hydrogen tax credit. They’ll shed light on...more
Securing a carbon-neutral future requires seismic shifts across the global energy system. And as a versatile, powerful energy carrier, hydrogen promises to play a vital role. But fulfilling this promise won’t be easy, and...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) earlier this week issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the up to 20 percentage point additional investment tax credit (ITC) for certain solar and wind facilities...more
As an update to our prior alert on this subject the Treasury Department recently released new guidance, which critically outlines the Department of Energy's (DOE) priorities and technical review criteria for the 48C(e)...more
The federal government offers two primary incentives for renewable energy projects: an investment tax credit for eligible investments in property, such as solar panels, and a production tax credit for electricity from...more
A reasonable analysis of the Buy America standards for manufactured products would have resulted in the qualified facility or energy project being treated as the end product. One would then check to see if the components of...more
The application process for the first round of funding for the Section 48C credit will open May 31, 2023. The IRS will issue additional guidance on the program before the application process opens but the application window...more
The energy community bonus credit (the EC Bonus), which was introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IRA), provides a bonus credit for projects located in Energy Communities. The EC Bonus is available for...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday released Internal Revenue Service Notice 2023-17, Initial Guidance Establishing Program to Allocate Environmental Justice Solar and Wind Capacity Limitation under Internal Revenue...more
Renewable energy developers and contractors have been anticipating the Treasury Department and IRS’s initial guidance on what is required to satisfy the prevailing wage and apprentice requirements under the Inflation...more
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
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) will be a game changer for the energy industry. This guide focuses on those issues of particular significance to the energy industry; it is not intended to be comprehensive....more
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