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Investment Tax Credits Solar Energy Electricity

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United States Annual Solar Electricity Generation: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Projects Hydropower Will Be...

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a November 7th report titled: EIA Expects U.S. Annual Solar Electricity Generation to Surpass Hydropower in 2024 (“Report’) The Report forecasts that the...more

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What IRS’s Low-Income Adder Guidance Means For Renewables Projects

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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

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The IRA’s transformative tax incentives for solar energy projects and manufacturing operations

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as passed by the House and Senate, is a major political achievement for the Biden Administration, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Democrats of the 117th Congress. This is...more

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Renewable Energy Update - November 2020 #2

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The U.S. installed 4.5 GW of utility-scale solar in 2019 - Bullet PV Magazine – November 10 - More than 4.5 gigawatts of utility-scale solar came online in the United States in 2019, bringing cumulative capacity to...more

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Battery Energy Storage Systems Integrated in Solar Facilities To Receive Tax Incentives

Intermittency is one of the largest issues impeding increased reliance on energy from utility-scale renewable energy generation sources such as wind and solar. Battery energy storage systems (“BESSs”) can alleviate concerns...more

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Renewable Energy Update - October 2019 #4

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Focus - Renewable energy to expand by 50% in next five years - The Guardian – October 21 - Global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50 percent in the next five years,...more

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Solar Power International 2018: Soundbites

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Topics covered include tax equity, the solar start of construction rules, the investment tax credit (“ITC”) and tax basis risk after the Federal Circuit’s opinion in Alta Wind, the inverted lease structure, back-leverage...more

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Appalachian Power issues RFP for Up to 200 MW of Solar in Virginia

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On November 15, 2018, American Electric Power Service Corporation (as agent for Appalachian Power Company (“APCo”)) released a request for proposals (“RFP”) for up to 200 MWac of solar energy resources. The RFP was issued to...more

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The Emergence of Utility-Owned Renewable Energy Under Build-Transfer Agreements

Electric utilities in the U.S. historically have been buyers and sellers, but not producers, of renewable energy. Largely due to tax and accounting constraints, vertically integrated, regulated utilities traditionally have...more

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Residential Solar Storage is Eligible for Tax Credit, Subject to a 100% Cliff

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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

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Energy Independence in the Age of Renewables

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Facing the traditional energy sector’s uncertain future and the decreased cost of producing renewable energy, many companies have taken to generating their own power. Manufacturers may be in an ideal position to do the same...more

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Renewable Energy Update - November 2016 #2

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Renewable Energy Focus - New solar, wind competitive leasing program to start for U.S. public lands - Renewable Energy World - Nov 15 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized a rule that...more

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Renewable Energy Update - January 2016 #3

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Renewable Energy Focus - Utilities push a solar pricing proposal they say is fairer for non-solar users - Los Angeles Times - Jan 20 - Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric and Pacific Gas &...more

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