The Department of the Treasury (DOT), through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and in consultation with the Department of Energy (DOE), released new draft guidance on Section 48 tax credits, as well as updated guidance in...more
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On December 1, the Biden administration’s Department of Energy released its latest proposed guidance related to the electric vehicle incentive expanded through the Inflation Reduction Act. DOE’s...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) recently celebrated its first anniversary with some programs becoming increasingly oversubscribed even before the funding is released. One of those programs is the qualifying advanced energy...more
On June 6, the Biden administration revealed its National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap, which aims to coordinate public and private sector activities to advance the development and deployment of the clean hydrogen...more
As congressional leaders focus on passing an agreement negotiated over the weekend by the Biden administration and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that would increase the debt limit through early 2025 and prevent a potential...more
As part of dogged efforts to implement his proposed sustainability agenda, President Biden recently announced that he authorized the Department of Energy to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) to expand the domestic...more
A major infrastructure package is a legislative priority for both Congress and the Trump administration. What policy considerations will shape the debate on how to execute an infrastructure bill? And what issues need to be...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law at the end of last year, features a number of provisions that will impact the energy sector. The provision that may ultimately have the most far-reaching impact is the “creation” of...more
On Wednesday, December 20, Congress passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The bill represents the most comprehensive reform to the tax code in almost three decades and a legislative victory for both the Republican...more
The Department of Energy released its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) on April 21, 2015, which includes a series of recommendations to upgrade the country’s aging energy infrastructure (from our natural gas infrastructure to...more
The Department of Energy released its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) on April 21, 2015, which includes a series of recommendations to upgrade the country’s aging energy infrastructure (from our natural gas infrastructure to...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Interior released its new proposal for development of solar and wind resources on public lands. The proposal, referred to as the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DREC), focuses on...more