Solar Archives
Eyes on Utility Rebates
Developing Capital Stacks with Limited Biden-Era Funding for Green Retrofits
Ravi Malhotra • 3 min read
The Trump administration is working to reclaim a significant portion of the clean energy and infrastructure funding established through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (IRA/BIL).
The Inflation Reduction Act’s and the Multifamily Affordable Housing Market’s Future
Federal Tax Credits, Rebates, Low-Cost or Forgivable Loans and Grants are Hitting the Ground
Ravi Malhotra • 5 min read
After the 2024 elections, many in the multifamily affordable housing sector worry that key Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds may be clawed back by the incoming administration. These funds provide tax credits, grants and other forms of incentives for green and clean energy deployment and have been crucial to closing the funding gap for multifamily affordable housing in recent years.
“Business as Usual”
Leaders in Equity Express Optimism Despite an Uncertain Future
Abram Mamet • 9 min read
Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.
Community Solar and Affordable Multifamily
An Introduction
David Godschalk • 5 min read
The prospects are changing for combining solar energy production and affordable housing.
Industry Insights
The Case for Federal Advocacy
Kaitlyn Snyder • 4 min read
I am often asked some version of the question, “Why bother” when it comes to advocacy on the federal level.
Legally Speaking
Do You Have a Solar Strategy?
Michael Fellerman & Robert Box • 6 min read
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) provides a broad range of new incentives to install solar energy equipment, many of which are available to Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects and some that are uniquely available for affordable housing.
Doing the Most With Solar
Abram Mamet • 7 min read
Today’s solar power systems are cheaper to build and more efficient than ever.
Accessing Green Upgrades with EPA and HUD Funds
Ravi Malhotra • 3 min read
As we near the end of the year, federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are finalizing the design of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)-created programs and releasing more and more of the funds.
Legally Speaking
C-PACE Financing and Affordable Housing
Jerome L. Garciano • 4 min read
Given the recent focus on energy and climate policy nationally, as exemplified by the Inflation Reduction Act establishment of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and expansion of many clean energy and energy efficiency tax incentives, many multifamily property owners and developers are looking at greening their projects and including solar and energy efficiency improvements.