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Vinson & Elkins is a platinum sponsor of the 2023 Energy Infrastructure Council’s (EIC) 20th Annual Investor Conference being held May 22–24 at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FL.

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On February 13, 2023, the Department of Treasury, along with the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Energy, issued Notice 2023-17, establishing a program under section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to allocate the “Low-Income Community Bonus” that is available in connection with the Code section 48 Investment Tax Credit (the “ITC”) among eligible wind, solar, or storage projects.

On February 13, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”), along with the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) and the Department of Energy (the “DOE”), issued Notice 2023-18 (the “Notice”), establishing a program under section 48C(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to allocate $10 billion of tax credits for qualifying investments in eligible advanced energy projects (the “Advanced Energy Project Credit”).

Vinson & Elkins is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of Reuters' Hydrogen North America 2022 Conference, which took place October 12 - 13 in Houston.

Panelists from Vinson & Elkins, Riverstone and Evercore provided an overview of financing structure alternatives for private capital raises.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) represents one of the most sweeping pieces of climate policy legislation ever enacted in the United States.

When George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, ethanol was hardly a household name, even though it had been used as a fuel since the early 1800s.

On August 12, 2022 – a little over two weeks after the legislation was announced and five days after it passed the Senate – the House passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”).

In this program, Vinson & Elkins lawyers walk through notable climate and energy programs and clean energy tax provisions in the Act and unpack what this means for the future of renewable energy in the U.S.

The Inflation Reduction Act spending bill, reflecting compromise between Senator Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, contains several measures to bolster offshore wind and other renewable energy development in the United States.