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The Clean Fuels Credit, codified under 26 U.S. Code Section 45Z, has quickly become a central focus for businesses pursuing opportunities in the evolving energy sector. Designed to incentivize the production of cleaner...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) significantly reshaped the landscape for solar and other renewable energy incentives. In response to a directive from President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the...more
Significant changes to the Inflation Reduction Act through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are set to reshape energy project development, financing strategies and long-term investment planning. Through revised deadlines,...more
Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox. ...more
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was enacted. Several provisions of the OBBBA will impact renewable energy projects and the tax credits generated by such projects. Such provisions include the...more
The enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) on July 4, 2025 introduced major legal and regulatory changes across various sectors. ...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, marking a significant turn in US clean energy policy. The new law dismantles or narrows many of the clean energy tax credits introduced...more
On August 15, 2025, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-42 (Guidance), updating the rules on when construction is considered to have “begun” for purposes of...more
The IRS on Aug. 15, 2025, released Notice 2025-42, which provides guidance on how taxpayers can establish the "beginning of construction" (BOC) of a wind or solar facility for purposes of determining whether such facility is...more
On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-42, consistent with President Trump’s recent Executive Order 14315 (EO 14315), which changes how applicable wind and solar facilities establish the...more
With an effective date of September 2, 2025, New Beginning of Construction guidance will be prospective and not apply to projects that satisfied beginning of construction under old IRS guidance before September 2, 2025. ...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for August 12, 2025 – August 20, 2025. August 15, 2025: The IRS issued Notice 2025-42, providing guidance consistent with...more
In its first nine months, the Trump administration has taken multiple actions impacting offshore wind development and generating substantial uncertainty as to the industry’s future in the United States. Those actions have...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, imposed new restrictions on the availability of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind and solar projects under Code Sections 45Y and...more
On August 15, 2025, the IRS and the Treasury Department released Notice 2025-42 (the Notice), providing critical guidance on the beginning of construction requirements for wind and solar facilities in light of the One Big...more
On 15 August 2025 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-42 (the Notice), which restricts the methods that developers of wind and solar projects can use to determine whether they have begun construction for...more
In response to Executive Order 14315 (July 7, 2025) (the “July 7 EO”), the IRS released Notice 2025-42 on August 15, 2025. Notice 2025-42 provides rules on how to begin construction for purposes of the effective dates of the...more
On August 15, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-42 (the Notice) eliminating the safe harbor under which solar and wind projects could establish start of construction by...more
Energy transition is going through what can be described as growing pains. Here to stay, but the reality of what it is going to take to diversify energy resources will take decades. And I stress the word “diversify” as...more
On July 4, 2025, Public Law 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), became law and enacted significant changes to various renewable energy incentives, including the clean electricity production...more
Enacted in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) expanded energy tax credits by increasing credit amounts, broadening eligibility beyond wind and solar, and allowing credits to be developed and sold....more
On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-42 to address the beginning of construction (BOC) requirements for solar and wind projects under sections 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code...more
Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Notice 2025-42 to implement Executive Order (EO) 14315. The Notice, issued on August 15, 2025, provides guidance on when construction...more
Wind and solar projects seeking to begin construction before July 4, 2026, must meet stricter qualification criteria for some tax incentives....more