Here are six key items to be aware of today in US Renewable Energy M&A Transactions:

1. As the demand for renewable energy increases, so does M&A activity in the industry. The M&A renewable energy market remains very active for both development-stage and operating assets. Foreign strategic buyers and private equity funds continue to show a strong appetite for the US renewable energy operating assets market, which offers a reasonably predictable revenue stream without the risks associated with the development and construction of a project.

2. Renewable energy tax incentives remain critical to the value, financing, and successful development of a project. Any party involved in buying or selling a development-stage project needs to be well versed in the applicable tax rules (including as they evolve with the current infrastructure and clean energy plans of the current administration) so as to cement, to the maximum extent possible both in amount and certainty of availability, the project’s qualifications for these tax incentives. A single mistake on this front can significantly reduce a project’s economics, financing, and marketability...