On the night of September 10, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee released legislative text covering a range of green energy tax incentives, a bill that it hopes will be enacted through the budget reconciliation process and it expects to begin markup of on Tuesday, September 14. This Legal Update provides further detail on
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North Carolina, a Little Late to East Coast Offshore Wind Race, Goes 8 GW-by-2040 Large
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More still on offshore wind from my partners Paul Forrester and Eric Pogue.
US Department of Interior to Consider Offshore Wind in Gulf of Mexico
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More on US offshore wind from my partners Paul Forrester and Eric Pogue.
Governors of Nine East Coast States Send Offshore Wind Letter to Biden Administration
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Read about the letter in this piece by my partners Paul Forrester and Eric Pogue.
Biden Administration Budget: Energy Tax Proposals
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Read about the Energy Tax Proposals in the Biden Administration’s 2022 Budget in this Legal Update: Energy Tax Implications of the Administration’s FY2022 Budget Tax Proposals | Perspectives & Events | Mayer Brown.
IRS Releases 2021 Section 45 Production Tax Credit Amounts
By Jeffrey G. Davis & Andre M. Smith II on
On May 24, 2021, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2021-32, which provides the inflation-adjustment factors and reference prices for the calculation of renewable electricity production tax credits (PTCs) under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 45 for calendar year 2021.
The notice provides that the PTC for electricity produced from wind, as well…
Recent Legislative Proposals Could Drastically Change US Energy Taxation
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Posted in Carbon Capture Credit, Energy Policy, ITC, PTC, Solar, Tax Policy, Tax Reform (Federal), Wind
There have been a number of recent legislative proposals that could drastically impact the US energy industry, including renewables. In this Legal Update, my Mayer Brown colleagues and I describe some of the highlights.
Biden Administration Jumpstarts Offshore Wind Energy Projects to Create Jobs
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Read about the Biden Administration’s efforts to promote offshore wind and create jobs in this Mayer Brown Legal Update.
Energy Tax Implications of New Infrastructure and Tax Plans
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Posted in Carbon Capture Credit, Electric Vehicles, Energy Policy, ESG: Environmental, Infrastructure, ITC, PTC, Solar, Wind
On March 31, 2021, the Biden administration released the American Jobs Plan (the “Infrastructure Plan”), which is a proposal that, if ultimately enacted, aims to modernize outdated infrastructure, create additional jobs and increase the United States’ global competitiveness. Alongside the Infrastructure Plan, the Biden administration released a Made in America Tax Plan (the “Tax Plan”),…
GREEN Act of 2021
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Posted in Carbon Capture Credit, Electric Vehicles, Energy Policy, ITC, Proposed Legislation, PTC, Solar, Storage, Wind
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats introduced the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act of 2021 on February 5, 2021. The bill is an updated version of a similar bill of the same name introduced in June of 2020.
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