US Treasury Creates Safe Harbor for Smart Grid Investment Grants: News

Treasury Creates Safe Harbor for Smart Grid Investment Grants: News The following article was provided by Stoel-Rives The U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy yesterday jointly announced the issuance of guidance regarding the federal income tax treatment of Smart Grid Investment Grant payments received pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Smart Grid Investment Grants represent the largest single investment in grid modernization in U.S. his...

News/Weekend/Economy: USA Stimulus Alert

News/Weekend/Economy: Stimulus Alert - Don't Be Caught Off Guard: The Buy American Provisions of the ARRA Are Complex and a Pitfall for the Unwary The following news bulletin has been provided by Stoel-Rives One of the most controversial features of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA" or the "Act") is its "Buy American" provision. There was a strong lobbying effort, which was successful, to impose domestic content requirements for all iron, steel, and "manufactured goods" s...

News: Stoel Rives Sets New Trend With Indispensable Guide

News Bulletin/ Stoel Rives Publishes "Show Me The Money": An Economic Stimulus Funding Guide Stoel Rives LLP, a full-service U.S. business law firm, recently announced the publication of a guide to federal clean energy funding opportunities under the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA"). Signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, ARRA contains almost $94 billion in investments and tax incentives for renewable energy, smart grid/transmission, energy ef...