Many have boiled down the seminal Inflation Reduction Act, and many are burrowing into it. To set boundaries and context beyond the timing of tax credits, consider an analogy to how another blockbuster set of policies altered one of the world's more emissions-intensive cities.
Putting the news in context sometimes requires a beat and a pinpoint. In this column, CEFF's editor focuses on how local officials responding to local pressures govern how far and how fast renewable projects can deploy in any economic context.
How do tax credits and tax equity make renewable energy rollout faster and more efficient? These stories explain some answers - and raise some actionable questions for you in the field.
At a deal level, tax equity never looked easy. At an institutional economy-nudging level, its harder still. This installment sets out some structural blocks and ways over them.
It's not just limited or general. Parties in a tax credit transaction weigh decisions about exposure, timing, and benefit. This story clarifies the stations along the journey.
