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On May 16, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-41, which modifies Notice 2023-38 (Prior Guidance) by expanding the list of Applicable Projects (defined below) to...more
Energy is the cornerstone of our society and its availability, or lack thereof, touches every corner of our lives and impacts every business, regardless of sector. The availability of affordable energy on-demand is essential...more
This article explores practical steps a solar array owner or operator can take now to better position itself to make warranty-related claims five, 10 or even 25 years into the future. These tips are based on my experience...more
Bring on the Sun! Licensing and Permitting for Contractors Installing Solar Panel Systems in NC - With the growing emphasis of the use of renewables to reduce the carbon footprint of homes and buildings and tax incentives,...more
As stated in Holland & Knight's recent alert detailing Gov. Gavin Newsom's package of 11 bills to amend the venerable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), meaningful reforms to CEQA have eluded all past governors in...more
A few months ago we wrote about Congress utilizing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to offer bonus tax credits to certain energy facilities for meeting specified “domestic content” requirements. Relying heavily on the...more
On May 31, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-44 (the “Notice”), which provides additional information regarding the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Allocation Program under § 48C (e) of...more
Background - On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). Two of the key objectives of the IRA are to incentivize the industry to produce certain types of renewable...more
As an update to our prior alert on this subject the Treasury Department recently released new guidance, which critically outlines the Department of Energy's (DOE) priorities and technical review criteria for the 48C(e)...more
On May 12, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance (Notice 2023-38PDF) providing clarity on how taxpayers installing wind, solar, energy storage, and other clean energy projects can...more
The Guidance sets out the requirements for using domestic steel, iron and manufactured products in order for a project to be eligible for the domestic content bonus credit amount. Projects that meet the domestic content...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) added and modified certain renewable energy tax credit provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The IRA additions included a new domestic...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) is a wide-ranging bill that includes, among other things, significant investments and reforms by the federal government in a variety of different sectors, including manufacturing,...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on April 18, 2023, a $250 million funding opportunity to boost electric heat pump manufacturing in the United States. This program was introduced through the DOE’s authorization...more
On February 13, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2023-18 (Notice), which establishes the program to allocate $10 billion of tax credits that were added by the...more
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) this past August saw the introduction of a number of new and expanded tax credits aimed at onshoring American manufacturing...more
On September 19, 2022, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) issued a request for information (RFI) on the “availability of domestically manufactured solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and components and feasibility of...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) runs 725 pages and includes numerous energy tax provisions aimed at enhancing US energy security. The Act, if enacted, would extend and expand the renewable and alternative...more
Today, the Biden Administration took two separate, complementary actions in a response to intense political pressure arising from the ongoing dispute between domestic solar project developers and domestic solar module...more
As the storage and renewables market continues to expand, new manufacturing facilities are popping up across the world every day. But with new facilities come new problems that some operators aren’t prepared to handle. Enter...more
On May 6, 2021, members of Nossaman’s Coastal Development and Environment & Land Use Groups along with some special guest speakers discussed current proposals and pending regulations concerning offshore wind development along...more
Please join members of Nossaman’s Coastal Development and Environment & Land Use Groups on May 6, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT as we present “Charting a Course for Offshore Wind Energy in California” to discuss...more
McDermott hosted GE Renewable Energy North America Services Sales Leader Ben Stafford, Commercial Director of Onshore Wind for the North Region Rob Bienick and Commercial Director of Onshore Wind for the West Region Matt...more
On July 30, McDermott partners Ed Zaelke and Lloyd MacNeil will host will host Ben Stafford, North America services sales leader, and his colleagues from GE Renewable Energy, who will share their perspectives on the following...more
With states now modifying their stay-at-home orders and social distancing restrictions, the long-term effects of the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic on energy and infrastructure projects remains unclear. But there have been...more