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Domestic content calculations
Project developers are having a hard time getting the data they need from manufacturers to do the calculations required to claim a domestic content bonus
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Comparing carbon offset credits
Demand for voluntary carbon credits is outpacing the supply. The supply is hampered by concerns about quality of the carbon credits.
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Key issues for hydrogen developers
Green hydrogen projects are significantly more complicated than the typical wind or solar project.
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LMI bonus credit guidance
Bonus tax credits of 10% or 20% of project cost can be claimed on some community and rooftop solar projects. The complexity is vastly out of proportion...
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Potential stimulus for carbon capture and clean hydrogen
New EPA rules should create more demand for carbon capture and low-carbon hydrogen at coal- and gas-fired power plants.
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Environmental update
The US Supreme Court stripped protection under the Clean Water Act for more than 50% of the nation's previously-regulated wetlands.
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Wage and apprentice negotiations
Developers are having to negotiate more wage and apprentice provisions in construction contracts now that the January 28 deadline to avoid them has passed
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Tax credit sales
Prices have been mainly in the 90¢ to 93¢ range, but are creeping higher. Buyers can carry back tax credits and recover taxes paid up to three years...
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Ep211: New Proposed IRS Guidance on Tax Credits Transferability
Hilary Lefko, partner in Norton Rose Fulbright, joins host Todd Alexander in an in-depth conversation on the proposed tax credits guidance and ...
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IRS Transferability Guidance
The tax credit sales market should ramp up quickly. Buyers will have to repay the government if tax credits are recaptured or disallowed on audit.
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Ep210: Fuel Cells
Gregory Adams, Senior Vice President of FuelCell Energy, joins host Todd Alexander for a discussion about fuel cells, what they are, where they are used, w
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Ep209: New legislation in Texas creates a murky landscape for renewables
Judd Messer and Jeffrey Clark of the Advanced Power Alliance in Texas join host Todd Alexander in a lively discussion on the new legislation passed in Texa
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Mexico Redefines Clean Energy
The Mexican energy sector is embroiled in a new controversy. A resolution issued in May by the CRE lowers efficiency requirements
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EP208: Current Trends in Renewables
Ted Brandt, CEO of Marathon Capital, LLC, talks with Todd Alexander about various subjects, including how the Inflation Reduction Act has affected the lan
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June 2023
IN THIS ISSUE IRS Transferability Guidance The tax credit sales market should ramp up quickly. Buyers will have to repay the government if tax credits are
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