What You Need to Know About the New (and Old) “Beginning of
You must begin construction on your project on or before July 4, 2026 — and the project must be placed in service within 4 years. To safe harbor an exemption from the new Foreign Entity of
You must begin construction on your project on or before July 4, 2026 — and the project must be placed in service within 4 years. To safe harbor an exemption from the new Foreign Entity of
Explore key aspects of solar panel regulations in construction, including permits, building codes, zoning, incentives, and legal developments within green building regulation frameworks.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2025-42, providing critical guidance on the "beginning of construction" (BoC) requirements for applicable wind and solar facilities.
PV Tech: Treasury guidance published last week tightens the “start of construction” rules for solar developers seeking federal incentives.
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, solar and wind projects must begin construction by July 2026 or be placed in service, meaning reaching commercial operation, by Dec. 31, 2027.
Review and approval processes associated with the 20,000 distinct jurisdictions and 3,000 utilities can sometimes add weeks or months to the installation process, along with higher
Builders should use this tool to assess each property prior to making the home renewable energy ready. It should be noted that this guide was developed to assist builders from across the country and that
Are multiple facilities considered one facility for purposes of beginning construction? The notice provides rules for determining whether the start of construction of one solar or wind facility
Integrating solar photovoltaics (PV) into new construction is becoming more and more popular in the United States. In California, rooftop solar PV became a requirement on newly built homes starting in
Although a taxpayer may satisfy both methods of establishing the beginning of construction, construction will be deemed to have begun on the date the taxpayer first satisfies one
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