4 Key Takeaways | Harnessing the Inflation Reduction Act: Driving Investments in Renewable Energy and Carbon Reduction
The Capacity Crunch, Part Three: Unpacking the Power of the IRA: The Potential Game-Changing Opportunities for Utilities
Analyzing the Impact of the IRA on Energy Storage — Battery + Storage Podcast
Renewable Natural Gas – The Next Frontier
The Challenges and Opportunities of Interconnection and Transmission of Renewable Energy
Tax Issues for Co-location of Energy Storage with Solar or Wind
Monetizing Opportunities in Energy Storage in a Post-IRA World
Optimizing Investments in Energy Storage
Value Creation in the Transferable Tax Market
As Vinson & Elkins prepares to host its “Energy Transition and IRA Conference” in New York on November 7, 2024 (just two days after the upcoming presidential election), we ask ourselves, where have we been and where might we...more
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
Much has been written about the benefits of tax credit transfers following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but questions remain as to how to actually effectuate a transfer. This how-to guide provides market...more
As year’s end approaches and biogas developers turn from Section 48 investment tax credits (“ITCs”) under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”), which required projects to begin construction before December 31,...more
Tax equity investments in 2023 were about $20 billion annually. To meet the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), “many forecasters estimate that tax equity will need to increase […] to over $50 billion.”...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) allows firms to develop and sell clean energy tax credits. In our last update, we discussed the uncertain future of energy tax credit sales as we head into the election....more
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
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
What is the purpose of the Energy Community Bonus Credit? The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduced the Energy Community Bonus Credit to encourage renewable energy project developers to locate their facilities and energy...more
Proposed tax regulations to be released this year may clarify whether agricultural land contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) qualify for a federal tax credit that would incentivize renewable energy...more
What is the purpose of the Domestic Content Bonus Credit? The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduced the Domestic Content Bonus Credit to provide an additional credit amount to taxpayers that meet its requirements. The...more
Why did Congress provide bonus credits to a facility or a project that pays its workers “prevailing wages” and hires apprentices? Congress viewed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a way to not only move the United States...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) allows firms to develop and sell clean energy tax credits. Now that most of the key guidance has been finalized, here is everything you need to know about energy tax credit...more
What is a Production Tax Credit (PTC)? A Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a per kilowatt-hour (kWh) tax credit for electricity generated by solar and other qualifying clean technologies for the first 10 years of a system’s...more
The IRS on July 24, 2024, released Notice 2024-60, which provides Section 45Q guidance for utilization of carbon dioxide and other carbon oxides. The Notice addresses the information that must be included in the required life...more
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
The domestic content bonus is one of the Inflation Reduction Act’s most powerful tax incentives, but so far is proving to be one of the most difficult to earn. The Treasury Department and IRS released Notice...more
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
On June 18, 2024, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued final regulations (“Final Regulations”) establishing rules for taxpayers intending to satisfy the prevailing wage...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have released final regulations outlining how taxpayers can seek increased tax benefits by meeting prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements on...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) now allows firms to develop and sell clean energy tax credits. ...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on May 29, 2024, issued proposed regulations under the new Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Section 48E Clean Electricity...more
Historical and New Energy Credits Indicate “Potential” New Tax Strategy - Historically, the Code provided two types of credits for renewable energy projects. The first being the production tax credit (PTC) and the other...more
On May 29, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) that includes guidance on two of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’s renewable electricity tax...more
On April 30, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) published Final Treasury Regulations (T.D. 9993) (the “Final Regulations”) providing guidance relating to the election...more