4 Key Takeaways | Harnessing the Inflation Reduction Act: Driving Investments in Renewable Energy and Carbon Reduction
The Capacity Crunch, Part Three: Unpacking the Power of the IRA: The Potential Game-Changing Opportunities for Utilities
Analyzing the Impact of the IRA on Energy Storage — Battery + Storage Podcast
Renewable Natural Gas – The Next Frontier
The Challenges and Opportunities of Interconnection and Transmission of Renewable Energy
Tax Issues for Co-location of Energy Storage with Solar or Wind
Monetizing Opportunities in Energy Storage in a Post-IRA World
Optimizing Investments in Energy Storage
Value Creation in the Transferable Tax Market
On June 18, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued final regulations (T.D. 9998) (the “Final Regulations”) regarding compliance with the prevailing wage...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”), which was signed into law in August of 2022, has been top of mind for members of the renewable energy industry. This is because, among other things, the IRA significantly restructured...more
On November 30, 2022, the IRS and the Treasury Department published Notice 2022-61 (the Notice) in the Federal Register. The Notice provides guidance regarding the prevailing wage requirements (the Prevailing Wage...more
As we discussed in a previous article, the renewable energy industry is experiencing record growth. President Biden’s current initiatives are also expected to provide an additional boost to accelerate future growth in clean...more
Yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2021-41 (the Notice), providing relief for continuity requirements for the investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48 and the production tax credit (PTC) under...more
In a May 21 letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, three Republican senators—Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Senator Susan M. Collins (R-ME), and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC)—have requested that Treasury modify existing...more
Recognizing that, in some situations, a plan to develop or construct a facility or energy property may raise significant national security concerns, the IRS released Notice 2019-43 (which may be found here) on July 12, 2019,...more
The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more
A Basic Guide to Renewable Energy Market and Energy Tax Basics - So What’s The Quick But Not Dirty? The IRS finally issued IRS Notice 2018-59 Beginning of Construction for the Investment Tax Credit under Section 48 on June...more
On June 22, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued Notice 2018-59 (the "Notice"), which provides guidance regarding qualification and construction timing for purposes of the investment tax credit ("ITC") provided by...more
On June 22, the IRS issued Notice 2018-59 providing a beginning construction standard for solar projects similar to the standard previously set for wind projects. Solar developers now have a standard for reliance on what...more
On June 22, 2018, the IRS released Notice 2018-59 (the “Guidance”). The Guidance provides rules to determine when construction begins with respect to investment tax credit (“ITC”) eligible property, such as solar projects. ...more
The IRS today issued guidance regarding the “beginning of construction” requirement as it related to the investment tax credit (ITC) under Internal Revenue Code Section 48. The guidance, Notice 2018-59, generally applies the...more
Solar developers are getting antsy about what is needed to show that they started construction on their 2020 (or later) projects by the end of 2019. The answer is not clear in the absence of solar-specific guidance from...more
Similar to other industries in today’s economy, our contractor and developer clients deal in a highly competitive marketplace. As contractors and developers seek opportunities to expand business, they should consider some...more
The renewable energy industry, particularly the wind and solar energy sectors, have been hopeful that the U.S. Congress would act this year to extend certain tax credits that project developers and related sectors, such as...more
On Friday, December 18th, President Barack Obama signed into law the $1.1 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, which extended and also phased down certain renewable energy investment tax credits (ITC) and...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued the expected Notice 2015-25, which supplements its earlier notices on the same subject and provides additional guidance to renewable energy facility developers and investors when...more
On March 11, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2015-25, which provides further guidance to assist renewable energy facility developers and investors in evaluating whether such facilities satisfied the...more
Today, the IRS published Notice 2015-25 that provides guidance the wind power industry has been waiting for since the extension of the production tax credit (PTC) in December....more
Earlier yesterday, the IRS released Notice 2015-25, 2015-13 IRB 1, which updates the guidance provided in Notice 2013-29, 2013-1 C.B. 1085, Notice 2013-60, 2013-2 C.B. 431, and Notice 2014-46, 2014-36 I.R.B. 520...more
The IRS today issued Notice 2015-25, updating its prior guidance in Notices 2013-29, 2013-60, and 2014-46, regarding the “beginning of construction” requirement for the production tax credit (PTC) under Section 45 of the...more