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IRS Issues New Guidance For Renewable Energy Tax Credits

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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

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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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A Hard Day’s Night for Renewable Energy Incentives

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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

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Clean Energy Tax Credit Changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) limits future opportunities for some of the clean energy tax credits previously enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”). During the election campaign...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — July 2025

This month’s update brings a flurry of activity in energy-related policy, but the final outcomes will not be known until later in July, or even August. After the House narrowly passed their reconciliation bill in May, the...more

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Feeling the Heat: Renewable Energy Under the Microscope

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This article is based on a May 5th Womble Bond Dickinson webinar featuring Kristina Moore and Veronica Renzi. The temperature is rising for the Renewable Energy Sector as well as related funding sources, such as green...more

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Charging Ahead or Stalling Out? Clean Energy Credits Await Key Guidance

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) allows firms to develop and sell clean energy tax credits. In our last update, available here, we discussed the release of the long-awaited guidance package on the new...more

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Proposed Regulations Regarding Section 48E Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program

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On September 3, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published proposed regulations relating to the Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (the...more

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Treasury Releases Proposed Regulations on Tech-Neutral PTC and ITC

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On May 29, 2024, the Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued proposed regulations (REG-119283-23) (the “proposed regulations”) regarding the clean electricity production...more

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The Domestic Content Bonus Credit for Renewable Energy Projects: IRS Updates ‘DC Adder’ and Adds Elective Safe Harbor Guidance

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have modified a framework relating to renewable energy projects that qualify for the domestic content bonus tax credit (the “DC Adder”)...more

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Treasury Provides New Safe Harbor for Domestic Content Bonus Credit

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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

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Treasury and IRS Release Final Regulations on Credit Transferability

On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (the Final Regulations) regarding the election to transfer energy tax credits under Section...more

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Treasury Department and IRS Issue Final Regulations Regarding the Transferability of Tax Credits Under Section 6418 of the...

The final regulations adopt the provisions of the previously proposed regulations with modest modifications and clarifications. The registration portal for transferring tax credits is open, and no significant changes have...more

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New Washington State Personal Property Tax Exemption for Certain Renewable Energy Generation and Storage Facilities

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Beginning with taxes levied for collection in 2025, a newly enacted Washington property tax statute provides an exemption from the state-imposed portion of personal property tax for qualified personal property used for the...more

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Green Means Go for Energy Tax Credit Sales

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) now allows firms to develop and sell clean energy tax credits.  Sales are officially underway....more

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IRS Activates Registration Portal for Energy Investment Subsidies Available to Tax-Exempt Entities

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On December 22, 2023, the IRS activated an online portal (the “Registration Portal”) where users can register clean energy projects and investments, which can then be used to claim energy tax credits which are directly...more

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Tax Credit Revolution: US Treasury and IRS Propose Section 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Regulations

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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

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[Webinar] Navigating the IRS’s Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit Guidelines - January 9th, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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

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Treasury’s Proposed Regulations on Energy Property and the Energy Investment Tax Credit

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Among other things, the proposed regulations would: Below is a more detailed summary of the key provisions in the proposed regulations as well as our initial observations. The IRS will collect comments until January 22, 2024,...more

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Treasury Gearing Up for Energy Tax Credit Transfers

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) now allows firms to develop and sell clean energy tax credits.  The IRA also increased the amount of existing energy tax credits that are now eligible for sale, such as the...more

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There’s Still Time to Maximize Inflation Reduction Act Incentives

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It has been just over a year since the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA” or “The Act”) was passed. This monumental piece of legislation for the clean energy industry provides hundreds of billions of dollars to build a clean...more

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Proposed IRS Regulations on Tax Credits for Renewable-Energy Investments Include Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements

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In Short - The Background: The Inflation Reduction Act provides for robust tax incentives on qualifying renewable-energy construction projects. In order to claim the full amount of such tax credits on qualifying projects,...more

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Balch Energy Attorneys Discuss The Future Of Renewable Energy Projects During Association Of Corporate Counsel Houston Panel

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Balch partners Audrey Momanaee, Chris Still and Jesse Unkenholz discussed key considerations and legal issues associated with the development of renewable energy and storage projects at the Association of Corporate Counsel...more

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Transferability of Renewable Energy Tax Credits Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: What Are We Waiting For?

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides for the transferability of certain renewable energy tax credits, including the investment tax credit (ITC). As preliminary additional guidance was just recently released by the...more

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IRS Proposed Rules Explain How Taxpayers Can Buy and Sell Renewable Energy Tax Credits or Receive Cash Refunds

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The proposed rules for monetizing tax credits should catalyze energy transition markets and offer an alternative to tax equity transactions. On June 14, 2023, the IRS issued proposed rules for how it intends to administer...more

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