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Start of Construction For Solar and Wind Projects in a Post-OBBBA World

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On August 15, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-42 (the Notice) eliminating the safe harbor under which solar and wind projects could establish start of construction by...more

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IRS Releases Updated OBBBA-Related Energy Credit Guidance

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On August 15, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2025-42 (the “August 2025 Notice”), providing critical guidance on the determination of when construction begins...more

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Highlights of the New Sections 45Y and 48E Wind and Solar Beginning-of-Construction Guidance

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On July 4, 2025, Public Law 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), became law and enacted significant changes to various renewable energy incentives, including the clean electricity production...more

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IRS Issues New Beginning of Construction Guidance for Solar and Wind Facilities

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On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-42 to address the beginning of construction (BOC) requirements for solar and wind projects under sections 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code...more

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Treasury Guidance Narrows Beginning of Construction Rules for Wind and Solar Projects

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Wind and solar projects seeking to begin construction before July 4, 2026, must meet stricter qualification criteria for some tax incentives....more

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IRS and Treasury Tighten Beginning-of-Construction Rules for Wind and Solar

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On Aug. 15, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released IRS Notice 2025-42, narrowing the rules for what qualifies as “beginning of construction” (BOC) under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...more

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New "Beginning of Construction" Guidelines Issued for Wind and Solar Tax Credits

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The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued Notice 2025-42 to implement the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") mandate to phase out the clean electricity production tax credit (§ 45Y) and investment tax credit (§ 48E)...more

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Beginning of Construction Guidance Eliminates 5% Safe Harbor (for Wind and Solar), but Physical Work Test Survives

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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Treasury Department and IRS Issue New Beginning-of-Construction Guidance for Wind and Solar Facilities

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (which we discussed in a previous client alert) generally requires wind and solar facilities to begin construction before July 5, 2026, or be placed in service by December 31, 2027, to qualify...more

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IRS Releases New Beginning of Construction Rules for Clean Energy Tax Credits

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The IRS on Aug. 15, 2025, released Notice 2025-42, which provides new guidance on how taxpayers can establish that they have begun construction of a wind or solar facility for purposes of determining whether such facility is...more

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IRS Notice 2025-42 Leaves Beginning of Construction Guidance for Wind and Solar Mostly Unchanged, But Limits 5% Safe Harbor to...

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On Aug. 15, 2025, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2025-42 addressing the beginning of construction for wind and solar facilities under Section 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The...more

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Wind and Solar Projects Face Increased Oversight as Clean Energy Incentives Fade

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The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a memorandum on July 15, 2025, announcing the end of what DOI refers to as "preferential treatment" for "unreliable, subsidy-dependent"1 wind and solar energy projects...more

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Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Critical Updates to Clean Energy Credits

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President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law on 4 July 2025 in an afternoon signing ceremony at the White House (Pub. L. No. 119-21). Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)...more

McCarter & English, LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tax Law Updates—Energy Sector

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (P.L. 119-21), which includes a number of tax law changes that directly impact the energy industry. A significant number of the...more

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What the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Means for the Renewable Energy Industry, and How It Can Adapt

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Over the July 4th holiday, President Trump signed H.R. 1 (a/k/a the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) into law (Public Law No: 119-21, the “Act”). This sweeping piece of legislation significantly rolls back clean energy tax credits...more

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Renewable Energy Update 7.17.25

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The budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) adds a new provision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that allows project sponsors/applicants to pay for...more

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

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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

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Renewable Energy Update 7.10.25

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to phase out federal subsidies for green energy like wind and solar farms, citing unsustainability for the grid and too much reliance on foreign adversaries. The order...more

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

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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

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Trump Executive Order Introduces Further Uncertainty for Wind and Solar Projects

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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The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Amends Renewable Energy Tax Credits - Summary of Key Changes

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1 -- The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act makes significant changes to the clean energy tax credits previously available under the Inflation Reduction Act...more

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House Enacts the Senate Legislative Text of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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On July 3, 2025, the House approved the Senate’s legislative text (the “Senate Legislative Version”) for the budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) without any changes. Thus, the final...more

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Executive Order Requires Treasury Guidance on Wind, Solar and FEOC Rules for Energy Tax Credits

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President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on July 7, 2025, regarding "Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources." The EO follows the signing into law of the One Big...more

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