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 …
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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 …
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 …
New CREBs Aid Kansas G&T’s Prairie Sky Solar Farm
This article is reprinted from CFC Solutions News Bulletin (23 January 2017).
The 19 member distribution cooperatives of Kansas Electric Power Cooperative (KEPCo), a generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) based in Topeka, Kansas, will receive more green power—thanks in …
Guest Post: Electric Cooperative Partners with Lumber Company for Biomass Plant
Electric Cooperative Partners with Lumber Company for Biomass Plant
This blog post was provided by Flathead Electric Co-op.
Implementation of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Flathead Electric Co-op and F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Company will begin October 1…
IRS Notice Clarifies Begin-Construction Requirement for PTC and Elective ITC
IRS Notice Clarifies Begin-Construction Requirement for PTC and Elective ITC
The IRS has issued two notices this year that provide essential guidance for taxpayers who seek renewable energy tax credits under the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and elections to take …
AHC Attorneys Present 2-Day Seminar on Energy Project Development
Attorneys from AHC will present a 2-day seminar regarding “Avoiding Disputes in Energy Project Development.” The seminar will take place in Charlotte, N.C. You can read more about the seminar by clicking here: EUCI Seminar.…
IRS Ruling Addresses Power Generation by REITs
Developers are constantly looking for ways to find capital for their energy development projects. They have solicited all sorts of capital, including banks, angel investors, private equity investors, private development bonds, and other sources. One other potential source of capital …