Comments on: Clean Power Grants Step In to Fill Tax Credit Gap, But Problems Remain http://gigaom.com/cleantech/clean-power-grants-step-in-to-fill-tax-credit-gap-but-problems-remain/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: SunRun Adds $90M From US Bancorp, Hopes for 2010 Solar Boom http://gigaom.com/cleantech/clean-power-grants-step-in-to-fill-tax-credit-gap-but-problems-remain/#comment-27097 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:35:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42199#comment-27097 [...] buys clean energy tax credits and uses them to shelter otherwise taxable income – has been hard to come by this year. In the wake of the investment bank shake-up, solar companies have had to compete for financing [...]

]]> By: Ausra Gets A Piece of 100-MW Solar-Thermal Plant in Jordan http://gigaom.com/cleantech/clean-power-grants-step-in-to-fill-tax-credit-gap-but-problems-remain/#comment-27096 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:01:19 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42199#comment-27096 [...] like Ausra’s plan to a $25.5 million round in April after raising $60.6 million last year, project financing has remained scarce. As conditions improve, let’s hope MENA has better luck attracting financing next year than Ausra [...]

]]> By: Bilsko http://gigaom.com/cleantech/clean-power-grants-step-in-to-fill-tax-credit-gap-but-problems-remain/#comment-27095 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:37:44 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42199#comment-27095 Good reminder of how tricky it can be to capture the ITC grant money.

Important to remember too that the eligibility criteria that apply for the ITC grants is also essentially the same for Accelerated Depreciation on the project assets – of course it also requires a taxable corporation to take advantage of the accelerated depreciation – but the financial benefits to a project can be substantial and can offset upfront capital costs by as much or slightly more than a 30% ITC grant.

]]> By: Rise & Shine: September 30, 2009 | Sweet Solar Home http://gigaom.com/cleantech/clean-power-grants-step-in-to-fill-tax-credit-gap-but-problems-remain/#comment-27094 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:00:38 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42199#comment-27094 [...] & POLITICS Clean Power Grants Step in to Fill Tax Credit Gap, but Problems Remain Even if the program is tweaked so that investors aren’t disqualified, the clock is ticking as the [...]

]]> By: Green Ink: The Senate Gets in the Climate Game - Environmental Capital - WSJ http://gigaom.com/cleantech/clean-power-grants-step-in-to-fill-tax-credit-gap-but-problems-remain/#comment-27093 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:04:29 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=42199#comment-27093 [...] clean energy going in the U.S.? The cash grants have helped replace tax-credit financing, but mostly for existing projects, not new ones, and [...]

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