United States: Renewables

Solar manufacturers and project developers should be aware of an emerging and significant compliance risk concerning the origin of photovoltaic cells and modules for purposes of tax credits, customs and antidumping/countervailing (AD/CVD) laws, and certain tariffs.

Consumers and companies are using more power than ever. Among other factors, as the United States doubles down on AI (and data centers proliferate to keep pace), demand for energy continues to grow.

In December 2025, the California Energy Commission ("CEC") updated its RPS Eligibility Guidebook containing the rules that determine which projects qualify for the state's Renewables Portfolio Standard ("RPS"). The changes incorporated into CEC's RPS Eligibility Guidebook, 10th Edition ("Guidebook") are intended to align RPS policy with how developers are actually building projects today, especially hybrid projects that pair renewables with storage.

Historically in the U.S., a key component of enacting green energy policy was through federal income tax incentives. While recent legislation in the form of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has significantly reduced...

On February 3, 2026, the Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued proposed regulations (REG–121244–23)...

Despite these court victories, projects that are not currently under construction are unlikely to advance significantly without measures, either from Congress or the Courts, to mitigate the attack on the offshore wind industry by the Executive Branch.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is hungry for power. By 2030, data centers could consume nearly 9% of all U.S. electricity...

On February 9, 2026, TotalEnergies and Google announced one of the largest corporate renewable energy agreements ever executed...

California AG Rob Bonta and Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a group of 12 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals...