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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - September 2024

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS announced that U.S. consumers have saved more than $1 billion in upfront costs on their purchase of more than 150,000 clean vehicles since January 1, 2024, thanks to...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — March 2024

House Energy & Commerce Committee Leadership Change for Next Congress - With the general election nine months away, 43 members of the House of Representatives have announced they will not seek reelection, including the...more

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National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building: U.S. Department of Energy Request for Information

The United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office (“BTO”) released a Request for Information (“RFI”) to solicit feedback on a draft document titled: ...more

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Still Running Against the Wind … or With It

Ten miles by water from our home on Cape Cod in Falmouth, Massachusetts, you would think that the future of offshore wind is now. New Bedford is the local home of Vineyard Wind, where massive components are loaded onto huge...more

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U.S. Government Plans to Leverage Public-Private Partnerships to Make Federal Buildings More Energy Efficient

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As the nation’s largest energy consumer, the U.S. federal government plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions across its expansive portfolio of more than 350,000 federal buildings. In a pioneering move, the Biden administration...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Wind Over Troubled Waters

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While efforts by the U.S. could help to slow or even reverse the impacts of climate change we already are experiencing, if we keep up and double down on our efforts, we may well avoid reaching the 2 degrees Celsius tipping...more

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Renewable Energy Update 10.19.23

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The Biden administration is putting almost $3.5 billion into improving the strength and resiliency of the U.S. electric grid, government officials said on Wednesday. The money is coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,...more

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Federal Officials Unveil Choices for First Seven Clean Hydrogen Hubs

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Today, the White House and the U.S. Department of Energy announced the latest steps in a long-term plan to grow low-cost, clean hydrogen. The joint announcement identified seven regional clean hydrogen hubs. These hubs...more

King & Spalding

Field Guide to Clean Hydrogen

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Hydrogen is a key ingredient in any country’s future energy plans. In the United States, the hydrogen sector is on the launch pad, ready for lift-off. However, its trajectory hinges on a critical question: what criteria...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Inflation Reduction Act: Federal Incentives for Public Entities for Clean Energy Improvements

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By now, you are likely aware that the federal government is making the largest investment in climate and energy improvements in American history, known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA allocates funding to...more

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EPA to Announce Proposed Regulation To Control GHG Emissions From Power Plants

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It has been publicly reported that the Biden Administration's EPA will shortly "announce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that could compel them to capture the pollution from their smokestacks."  In...more

BakerHostetler

Overview of Renewable Energy Tax Credits Under the Inflation Reduction Act - Part I

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In the United States, federal tax policy, through federal income tax credits, is one of the primary methods used to effectuate government subsidies for the development of renewable energy technology in the private sector....more

Perkins Coie

Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen: What Opportunities Lie Ahead

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The Biden Administration bolstered its ambitious clean energy goals this week by announcing the Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Clean Hydrogen report, along with $750 million in funding for research, development, and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Climate Policy Update - March 2023

President Biden issued his first veto to reject a Congressional Review Act measure to shoot down the Department of Labor’s environmental, social, and governance-related (ESG) rule. Governors are also pushing back on the Biden...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Treasury and the IRS provide initial guidance on section 48C ITC for manufacturers

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

Holland & Knight LLP

DOE Loan Programs Office: 2023 Updates, Overview and Key Insights

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Following the first two years of the Biden Administration, and fresh off of the successful passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the U.S. Department of Energy Loan...more

A&O Shearman

Prevailing Wage and Apprentice Requirements for Clean Energy Tax Credits are Coming into Effect on January 29, 2023

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”), which included provisions for clean energy tax and climate tax incentive credits for taxpayers – generally builders, developers and owners of...more

Goldberg Segalla

Everything Clean is New Again

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The pendulum of policy on the environment was sent pounding back toward regulation again when the Biden administration issued new directives for greenhouse gas emissions. The Interim Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

First of its kind for five West Coast offshore wind lease areas

The auction: First of its kind for five West Coast offshore lease areas - The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), completed its first west coast offshore wind lease auction on Wednesday.1 The auction covered...more

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IRS Solicits Public Comments on Inflation Reduction Act Energy Tax Credits

Earlier today, Oct. 5, the IRS issued six new public notices concerning upcoming energy guidance on many of the tax incentives included in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Each notice includes a brief...more

Mintz

Congress might make it easier for us to transition to renewable energy but the States say not so fast.

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As the climate crisis continues, we're now on the verge of meeting our energy needs through a combination of water, wind, and sun generated electricity. Sadly many Federal and State permits are needed to get that cleaner...more

BakerHostetler

What's in It for Me: The Inflation Reduction Act's Clean Energy Tax Credits

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Key Takeaways: ..Recently enacted direct pay and transfer provisions apply to certain clean energy tax credits. These provisions will have a significant impact on how taxpayers can monetize these tax credits and, in...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The Inflation Reduction Act: Green Energy Benefits

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In the wake of increasing inflation and as a means of codifying several of the Biden administration’s legislative priorities, the Senate passed the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act on August 7, 2022 (the “Act”), by a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - August 2022 #4

Last week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a new rule that bans new, gas-powered cars in the state, starting with 2035 models. As the California legislative session draws to a close, various climate bills...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – Qualified Biogas Property

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), which extends and expands existing tax credits and adds several new energy tax credits to encourage the production of clean...more

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