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Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Wind Power Investment Tax Credits

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Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part IX: Overview of Changes to Traditional Tax Equity Financing

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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

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Energy Tax Credits for a New World Part VII: Low-Income Communities Bonus Credits

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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

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Energy Tax Credits For A New World Part III: Overview of Bonus Credits

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Why did the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) reduce the base amounts of the energy tax credits? The IRA reduced base credit amounts from their pre-IRA levels to encourage energy projects to meet Congressional policy objectives....more

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IRS Releases 2024 Procedural Guidance for Solar and Wind Projects in Low Income Communities

Last week the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Services (IRS) issued procedural guidance for the second year of the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code...more

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Airport Electrification – Latest IRS Guidance

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The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service continue to issue guidance regarding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which modified and extended the clean energy investment tax credit (ITC) under...more

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Treasury and IRS Publish Long-Awaited Guidance on Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit

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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released proposed regulations on November 17, 2023 addressing the investment tax credit (ITC) for renewable energy and energy storage...more

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Breaking Down the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit Proposed Regulations

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Nov. 17, 2023, released long-awaited proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) regarding the investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section...more

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Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations ‎‎on Expanded ITC Under Inflation Reduction Act, ‎Boosting ‎‎Storage, Offshore Wind

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On November 17, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) issued Proposed Treasury Regulations (REG-132569-17) (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing guidance and amending...more

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October 19 – First Day to Submit Applications to the Low-Income Community Bonus Tax Credit Program

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The DOE Portal for submitting applications to the "Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program" for all four facility categories opens on October 19, 2023, at 9:00 am ET. All applications received by November 18 at midnight...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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Renewable Energy Tax Credits under the Inflation Reduction Act: Opportunities for Exempt Organizations

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA” or “Act”) added and modified several renewable energy tax provisions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”).[1] These changes provide many opportunities...more

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s new guidance on the low-income communities bonus credit program

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Under the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”), the investment tax credit (“ITC”) may be increased if the applicable energy property qualifies for certain bonus levels, including an increased ITC energy percentage of up to 10% or...more

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Treasury Issues Additional Guidance on Low-Income Community Bonus Credit

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On June 1, 2023, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking including proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) regarding the “Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program” established by the...more

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Proposed Regulations for Low-Income Community Solar/Wind Tax Credit Introduce New Priority Criteria

On May 31, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations (REG-110412-23) detailing how small solar and wind facilities located in or connected to low-income communities (LIC) can qualify for the so-called Low-Income...more

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IRS Releases New Proposed Rules for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit for the Investment Tax Credit

On May 31, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed rules that set forth application and eligibility criteria for the low-income communities bonus credit investment...more

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Tax Issues for Co-location of Energy Storage with Solar or Wind

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) changed the game when it comes to battery storage and its qualifications for investment tax credits (ITC). Partners Christine Byrnes and Anne Loomis discuss the eligibility of energy storage...more

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Break Out Your Calculator: IRS Releases Domestic Content Bonus Credit Guidance

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Following the release of energy community bonus credit and low-income community bonus credit guidance, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS recently provided taxpayers with the domestic content bonus credit guidance....more

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Domestic Content 10% Bonus Guidance Released (IRS Notice 2023-38)

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) created a 10% tax credit adder to encourage the use of “domestic content” in renewable projects that qualify for the production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC)....more

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New IRS and Treasury Guidance on ‎Energy Community Bonus ‎Tax Credits Leaves as Many ‎Questions as ‎it Answers

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On April 4, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published Notice 2023-29, Energy Community Bonus Credit Amounts under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“the Notice”),...more

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Limited initial guidance issued for section 48(e) investment tax credit enhancer

On February 13, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (Service) issued Notice 2023-17 (Notice), establishing the 48(e) Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (Program) with respect...more

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Brownfields and the Deep Blue Sea: ‎Offshore Wind Development and the IRA’s Energy ‎Communities ‎Provisions

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What generates clean power, is located in an Energy Community and is entirely surrounded by water? If you answered “an offshore wind farm along the coast of the United States,” you would likely curry much favor with the...more

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H2ypothetical - Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) included multiple tax benefits for hydrogen production, storage and utilization, summarized in the following King & Spalding Client Alert. Many of these provisions became...more

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Bridging the Gaps: Will the IRA Really ‎‎Be a Game Changer for Offshore Wind?‎

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The excitement surrounding the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) was perhaps felt nowhere as strongly as among proponents of the US offshore wind industry. From project developers to original equipment...more

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H2ypothetical - Clean Electricity Credits

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The Act includes multiple tax benefits for hydrogen production, storage and utilization, summarized in the following King & Spalding...more

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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Summary Chart

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Wind and Solar PTC and specified § 45 technologies - 100% of PTC rate (assuming labor requirements met) ...more

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