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
12/27/2018
/ Clean Energy ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Net Metering ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Tax Equity ,
Utilities Sector
We have published our Legal Update on the Federal Circuit’s opinion in the Alta Wind case involving the calculation of eligible basis for 1603 Treasury cash grant purposes. The 1603 Treasury cash grant rules “mimic” the...more
9/11/2018
/ 1603 Grants ,
Acquisitions ,
Appeals ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Remand ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector ,
Vacated ,
Wind Power
In a recent case, the Tax Court ruled in the taxpayer’s favor as to three California distributed generation solar projects’ eligibility for the energy credit under Section 48 and bonus depreciation under Section 168. ...more
Below are soundbites from panelists at Infocast’s Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit from March 19th to 22nd in Carlsbad, CA. It was an extremely well-attended event and the mood of the participants was generally...more
4/26/2018
/ Base Erosion Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Power Grid ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Equity ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
Yesterday, the House voted 227 to 303 in favor of the tax reform bill agreed to by the conference committee. No Democrats voted for the House bill, and 12 Republicans from high tax states voted against it. The Senate was...more
12/21/2017
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Sector ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Legislative Agendas ,
MACRS ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
Below are soundbites from panel discussions at Solar Power International in Las Vegas on September 11 and 12. The soundbites are organized by topic, rather than in chronological order, and were prepared without the benefit of...more
10/24/2017
/ Clean Energy ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Independent Power Producers (IPPs) ,
Investment ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Equity Partnership ,
Tax Reform
Below are soundbites from speakers and panelists who spoke at Infocast’s Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit on March 22 and 23 in San Diego. It was Infocast’s best attended event ever, and the mood was relatively...more
3/31/2017
/ Debt Market ,
Electricity Market Reform (EMR) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Leaseback ,
Mezzanine Lenders ,
Net Metering ,
PACE ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Investments ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Reform ,
Wind Power
Below are soundbites from panelists at the Infocast Wind Power & Finance Investment Summit on February 28, 2017 in Rancho Bernardo, California. The soundbites are organized by topic, rather than in chronological order, and...more
2/28/2017
/ Clean Power Plan ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Investments ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Policy ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power