Notice 2019-43 updates and clarifies the guidance provided in prior IRS notices regarding the beginning of construction for sections 45 and 48. Specifically, the notice provides that the Continuity Safe Harbor may be tolled and extended in certain limited circumstances …
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N-2018-15: New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
Notice 2018-15 provides that the IRS shall not process applications for, or issue allocations of, the remaining unused authority to issue new clean renewable energy bonds under § 54C of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) under Notice 2015-12, 2015-10 …
CFC Solutions: U.S. Slaps 30 Percent Tariff on Imported Solar Panels, Effects Unclear
This article from the 29 January 2018 issue of CFC Solutions News Bulletin is reprinted with permission.
President Trump on Jan. 22 moved to impose tariffs on solar panel imports, with the levy starting at 30 percent then dropping to …
Solar Resources for Universities and Local Governments: City and County Solar PV Training Program
NREL, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, is offering a no-cost PV training program for 50 cities and counties seeking to go solar on their facilities (both buildings and land).
Cities and counties will …
Rural broadband providers benefit from USDA Community Connect grants and loans
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this month the recipients of over $200 million in loans and grants to bring broadband to hundreds of unserved and underserved rural communities. These awards, part of the Community Connect Program, are …
U.S. State Adoption of the National Electrical Code
From the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) website; ESFI.org.
What is the National Electrical Code?
Did you know that as of 2017, there have been 15 revisions of The National Electrical Code since 1975, the year the average American …
U.S. House Advances Electric Coop Priorities to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives recently advanced two electric cooperative priorities, which are now headed to the Senate for full consideration.
The House approved the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, H.R. 1873, by a vote of 300 to …
Reciprocating engines see new life from utilities, commercial installments
The versatile reciprocating engine is increasingly being selected to meet the challenges faced not only by commercial users but also by investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities and rural cooperatives. From one small engine to a bank of larger engines, these designs …
Georgia Passes Solar CUVA Bill
Georgia House Bill 238 authorizes the withdrawal of property from a conservation use covenant for purposes of developing a solar generation plant. Before the law was passed, subject to certain limited exceptions, properties under a conservation use covenant generally could …
Op-ed: Should public utility commissions regulate cooperatives?
Dan Nemes of MN350 (an organization addressing the global climate crisis), offers this op-ed in the 6 February issue of Rochester, Minnesota’s Post-Bulletin, opposing the Minnesota Legislature’s recently proposed legislation that he believes will negatively impact the state’s renewable energy …