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Ep199: The DoC’s Preliminary Determination of Circumvention Issues
Stefan Reisinger, partner in Washington, joins us to discuss the Department of Commerce’s preliminary determination of circumvention issues.
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Anti-Circumvention Duties and Solar Panels
The Commerce Department said this morning that it made a preliminary decision to impose anti-circumvention duties on solar panels produced in Vietnam, Mal
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IRS Issues Wage and Apprentice Requirements
The Internal Revenue Service issued wage and apprentice guidance this afternoon under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Ep198: Book talk: California Burning
Katherine Blunt talks to Keith Martin about her book on the challenges facing utilities with aging power lines in drought-stricken parts of the US.
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Ep197: Post-Election Analysis
Five veteran Washington observers and Keith Martin discuss what the midterm election results mean for clean energy, the project finance market and more.
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IRS acknowledges PTC increase
The IRS said this afternoon that production tax credits on new wind, solar, geothermal and closed-loop biomass power plants put in service in 2022 are 2.7
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Observations of a Former ISO Board Member
Naturally, one accumulates thoughts over nine years. My comments today are my own personal thoughts, and I am not speaking as a representative of ...
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Solar anti-circumvention moratorium
Solar developers planning to import solar panels by mid-2024 to avoid any US anti-circumvention duties the US decides to impose on panels from Vietnam, Ma
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Hydrogen Tax Credits
Companies angling to take advantage of new tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act for making clean hydrogen are asking lots of questions.
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Carbon Capture Economics
The Inflation Reduction Act increased a tax credit for capturing carbon oxide emissions and extended the deadline to qualify. The tax credit, even ...
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Bonus Tax Credits and the Inflation Reduction Act
Three potential bonus tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act could take investment tax credits on some projects as high as 70%.
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Environmental Update Oct 2022
Solar generating equipment withstood much of the wrath of the two hurricanes that struck Puerto Rico and Florida in September, providing ...
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Wage and Apprentice Guidance
Wage and apprentice guidance is expected by year end.
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Tax equity partnerships and QIOs
Tax equity partnerships take note.
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Shared-appreciation loans
A shared-appreciation loan was a pure loan and did not make the lender a partner with the borrower, the US Tax Court said.
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