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The State of Play for Energy Storage Tax Credits

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The energy storage industry has continued to progress over the course of 2024 and into 2025, buoyed in significant part by the federal income tax benefits in the form of tax credits enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Navigating the Domestic Content Requirements Under Evolving IRS Guidance

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The IRS issued Notice 2025-08 on Jan. 16, 2025, which provides updated guidance regarding the domestic content requirements under Sections 45, 48, 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code – the investment tax credits and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New IRS Guidance on Domestic Content Bonus Credit

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued Notice 2025-08 (the “First Updated Elective Safe Harbor”), offering new guidance on the bonus credit for projects using domestically produced...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Treasury Circulates Draft Regulations for Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit

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A new tax credit is proposed to calculate a fuel’s emissions factor based on its full carbon life cycle of production. Notices 2025-10 and 2025-11 (Notices), released on January 10, 2025, outline the intention of the...more

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Proposed Texas Senate Bills Have Potential Negative Impacts on Wind and Solar

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Renewable energy developers should be aware of the proposed legislation in Texas that, if passed, will significantly impact existing wind and solar facilities as well as development-stage projects. Senate Bill 819 (SB 819)...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Treasury Finalizes Key Energy Tax Credit Guidance Amid a Dry January

Enacted in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) expanded energy tax credits by increasing credit amounts across the board and broadening eligibility criteria to include new technologies....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Expected flurry of executive actions leaves open questions for the energy tax credits under the IRA at the start of Trump’s second...

On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. As expected, President Trump took several executive actions in his first hours in office. The discussion below considers the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Inflation Reduction Act Domestic Content Bonus Update: IRS Issues Updated Guidance with First Updated Elective Safe Harbor

On January 16, 2025, the IRS released Notice 2025-08, modifying its prior guidance issued as Notice 2023-38 and Notice 2024-41, for taxpayers seeking to qualify for the domestic content bonus tax credit amounts under the...more

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Inflation Reduction Act Guidance: IRS and Treasury Release Final Regulations on the New Tech-Neutral Clean Energy Tax Credits

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On January 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published final regulations regarding the new “clean electricity production credit” under Internal Revenue Code...more

Jones Day

Final Clean Electricity Production and Investment Tax Credit Regulations Provide Taxpayers With Welcomed Guidance

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The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations regarding the Section 45Y clean electricity production and Section 48E clean electricity investment tax credits....more

King & Spalding

Treasury and IRS Issue Final Regulations Implementing Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit

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On January 3, 2025, the IRS and Treasury issued long-awaited final regulations (the “45V Final Regulations”) implementing the clean hydrogen production tax credit (the “45V Credit”) under Section 45V of the Internal Revenue...more

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IRS Releases Final Energy Property Regulations Under Section 48 Investment Tax Credit

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On December 4, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued final regulations, TD 10015, (the “Final Regulations”), which provide guidance on the definition of energy...more

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Final Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Regulations Issued

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On January 3, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released long-awaited final regulations regarding the clean hydrogen production tax credit under section 45V of the...more

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Final Regulations Issued Regarding Section 48 Investment Tax Credit

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On December 12, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published final regulations (the “final regulations”) regarding the energy credit under Section 48 of the Internal...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Treasury and IRS Release Final Regulations on Section 48 Investment Tax Credits

On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (the Final Regulations) regarding the investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48 of the...more

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Final Regulations Expand Access to "Direct Pay" Elections for Energy Credits

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued final regulations allowing tax-exempt entities that are partners in clean energy projects to elect to receive energy tax credits in cash....more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. Department of Treasury issues final 45X advanced manufacturing production credit rules

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Final 45X rules provide some important clarifications as to what is considered as produced in the U.S. for components and technical elements for certain components such as solar, battery storage, inverters, wind turbines and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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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Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part VIII: Monetizing Energy Tax Credits

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What is “monetization”? Monetization is the process by which property is converted into money or something else of value. In the context of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), certain provisions can allow entities that...more

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Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part VII: Low-Income Communities Bonus Credits

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What is the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit? The Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit available through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is designed to increase the siting of, and access to renewable energy...more

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Eyes on Energy Tax Update: Second Quarter 2024

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Eyes on Energy Tax Update is a regular publication of the Holland & Knight Renewable and Alternative Energy Tax Team that provides highlights of important developments. The Renewable and Alternative Energy Tax Team also...more

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IRS Releases 2024 Section 45 Production Tax Credit Amounts

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The IRS on July 11, 2024, released 2024 production tax credit (PTC) amounts under Section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code. The guidance provides that: Section 45 allows a renewable energy PTC for generating electricity from...more

Cozen O'Connor

An Energy/Production Credit Boost – IRS Issues Notice With Safe Harbor for Domestic Content

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-41 on May 16, 2024. Notice 2024-41 guides taxpayers on qualifying for increased renewable energy tax credits. To qualify for this credit increase, a taxpayer must satisfy...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Green Energy Manufacturing Boost: Navigating the 48C Credit Application Process

The Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to focus on green energy manufacturing and has been brought back with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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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