Renewable energy after the US elections
Donald Trump said three things during the campaign about energy: he favors an all-of-the-above energy policy, he wants to bring back 30,000 coal jobs, and he favors moving forward with the Keyston...
California: A shifting market for solar
by Laura Norin and Naina Gupta, with MRW & Associates, LLC in Oakland, California The California Public Utilities Commission is in the process of changing two key constructs that are central t...
Chile: Solar outlook
Chile had 6.7 megawatts of installed solar capacity at the end of 2013...
Lessons from community solar financings
Community solar projects are starting to be financed by traditional lenders and tax equity investors, but many sponsors still struggle to figure out how to attract financing...
Wind tax equity market
Two prominent tax equity investors, whose banks accounted for roughly 30% of the big-ticket US renewable energy tax equity market in 2015, and two wind developers talked to a packed room in Octobe...
DOE loan guarantee program: new rules
The US Department of Energy has adopted mid-course corrections to its loan guarantee program for financing projects that use innovative technologies. The changes, which become effective Jan...
Infrastructure opportunities after the US elections
The November 8 federal elections in the United States could have a significant effect on the US infrastructure and P3 markets...
Infrastructure funds move into SEC spotlight
Infrastructure fund managers should focus on the types of fees they charge their funds and the manner in which fees and conflicts are disclosed to fund investors...
Environmental update
Anyone who suggests he or she knows what will happen with environmental regulation and energy policy under a Trump administration is pulling your leg.
Tax change risk
Change-in-tax-law risk is getting more attention in deals. The Trump victory in November and Republican control of both houses of Congress make corporate tax reform more likely in 2017...
Infrastructure tax credit
A Trump infrastructure credit could subject returns of infrastructure investors to a negative 113% income tax rate...
Treasury loses key case
The US Treasury lost a significant case in the US claims court...
State mandates and incentives
State plans to promote renewable energy and nuclear power are at risk in two widely watched lawsuits in New York and Connecticut...
US solar data
US solar generating capacity looks likely to increase by more than 50% in 2016. The United States added more than 4,134 megawatts of new PV installations in the third quarter 2016, a record...
Foreign-owned US companies
Some foreign-owned US companies will have to disclose their foreign owners and transactions with affiliates starting in 2017...
Minor memos
Electricity prices for offshore wind farms continue to set new record lows...
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