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Podcast - Carbon Markets Lightning Round: State and Federal Updates
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De-Risking Renewable Energy Projects: Identifying and Avoiding Contractual, Economic, Legal, and Regulatory Pitfalls
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The Vital Importance of Pipeline and Transmission Infrastructure to Decarbonization - Energy Law Insights
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Navigating Power Allocation and Customer Choice in a Regulated Landscape
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6 Key Takeaways | Legislative Developments in Decommissioning Requirements in North Carolina
New Opportunities for Boosting Grid Security
The proposed regulations provide the initial guidance for new tax credits that go into effect in 2025 for clean electricity facilities using various technologies that achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Under...more
The IRS and Treasury on June 3 issued proposed regulations under Sections 45Y and 48E (proposed regulations), which address clean electricity production and investment tax credits, respectively, that generally replace...more
On May 29, 2024, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Regulations) with respect to Section 45Y (clean electricity production credit or CEPC) and...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on May 29, 2024, released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the clean electricity production credit determined under Section 45Y and the clean electricity investment...more
When Treasury promulgated Treasury Decision 9784, I.R.B 2016-39 nearly a decade ago, the net metering renewable energy safe harbor (Section XI “Renewable Energy”, Subsection A) was welcome guidance that was fit for the time...more
Crypto Exchanges Launch Institutional Platform, LATAM Stablecoin - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an institutional platform “aimed at institutions, asset managers, hedge funds and...more
State and local governments undertaking clean energy projects may be eligible for cash payments equal to the renewable electricity production tax credit or energy investment tax credit that would have been available to a...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Dec. 22, 2023, released proposed regulations regarding the production tax credit (PTC) for hydrogen under Section 45V of the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted by the...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury earlier this month released final regulations (the “Low-Income Community Bonus Credit Rules”) relating to the low-income community bonus credit pursuant to...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”) breathed new life into the tax scheme for renewable energy projects, creating a new base tax credit with a series of adders that can significantly increase viability of projects...more
Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act created the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program. This program provides additional energy tax credits on top of the existing 30% investment tax credit. According to Section 48(e) of...more
Welcome to Green Tax, Vol. 2. Each quarter we will provide a recap of some of the important energy tax issues of the last quarter, including court rulings, IRS rulings and guidance, legislative activity, and more. ...more
IRS extends safe harbor provisions for renewable energy projects impacted by COVID-19 - Renewables Now – June 30 - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has granted extra time to renewable energy projects impacted by the...more
Renewable energy project developers utilizing federal tax credits will likely get more time to complete work on projects. While more formal guidance is forthcoming, the renewables industry may see an extension of the safe...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published a notice providing the inflation-adjustment factors and reference prices to be used in the calculation of renewable energy production tax credits under Internal Revenue...more
In a recently released private letter ruling, the IRS confirmed that residential solar energy batteries are eligible for the tax credit under Section 25D of the Code (the “Residential Solar Credit”), subject to an important...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) have recently taken different approaches to issues raised by tax equity investors that have invested specifically in renewable energy...more
Managing Decommissioning Risks in Asian M&A Transactions - By the end of 2026, approximately 134 producing Concessions and Production Sharing Contracts (each, a “PSC”) will have expired in South Asia. It is expected that 900...more
The IRS recently issued Notice 2017-4 (the “Notice”) which makes two important changes to its “beginning of construction” rules for taxpayers seeking to take advantage of the section 45 renewable electricity production tax...more
Federal Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION. The Federal Internal Revenue Code provides a business income tax credit in the amount of $0.023 (2015) per kilowatt hour of...more
The IRS has issued a private letter ruling concluding that the reimbursement by a solar electric generator of an electric distribution company’s costs to construct an intertie is a contribution in aid of construction under...more
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 modified the definition of certain “qualified facilities” under Section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code to require that the construction of such facilities must begin prior to...more
Communications Law: The Relentless Pursuit of Broadband Competition - As the Obama administration enters its second term, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is one of many federal agencies likely...more