Videos
2026 Midyear Market Trends
The clean energy tax credit market just had its best quarter ever. What does this mean for the rest of 2026? Partner Zach Crowley sat down with Crux’s Josh Price to talk trends and predictions.
FCC Inverter Ban
Does the latest FCC ban on foreign inverters affect your project? Our video breaks down the July 28th update to the FCC's Covered List, how it affects supply chains, and what developers should be doing to prepare.
FEOC Compliance and Effective Control
Trying to understand the "Effective Control" rules for FEOC compliance? In this video, partner Zach Crowley and Coryle Stone Roberts from Reunion talk through key agreements to focus on, common pitfalls, and how to ensure compliance in 2026.
TOPCon Module Investigation
Planning to use TOPCon solar modules on any of your projects? This video breaks down the latest U.S. ITC investigation and how to stay ahead of potential impacts.
A Day in the Life: CEC Company Retreat 2026
How do you build real connection when your team is fully remote? We're asked this a lot at Clean Energy Counsel, LLP. Here’s a look a day in the life at our annual retreat. Visit our careers page at the link in comments to learn more about openings.
Financing FEOC Projects
Planning to finance projects this year but not sure how to handle the Foreign Entities of Concern (FEOC) rules? This video breaks down the three workstreams you’ll need to consider for projects in 2026:Material Assistance, Effective Control, and Taxpayer Analysis. Shoutout to the Euclid Power and Empact Technologies teams building out the future of FEOC reporting.
A Day in the Life: CEC Annual Ski Retreat
“How do you stay connected when you’re all remote?” We get this question a lot. One of the best parts of building a fully remote firm is proving that distance doesn’t diminish culture -- It challenges us to be more intentional about it.
Safe-Harbored in 2025? FEOC Risk Remains
Many developers safe-harbored projects in 2025 to avoid new FEOC restrictions, but that doesn’t mean the risk is gone. In this video, Bethanie Lyons explains how FEOC effective control and taxpayer status rules can still impact eligibility for the ITC and PTC, where these risks commonly surface in project documents, and why proactive legal review is critical before diligence uncovers an issue.
A Day in the Life at Clean Energy Counsel
"What's it like to work there?" This is the question we get in almost every interview at Clean Energy Counsel, LLP, so we thought we'd try to show you. Here's a typical day at CEC.
Maximizing Tax Credits without Tax Equity
Want to maximize renewable tax credit value without traditional tax equity? This video breaks down how renewables developers can increase credit value with an outside investor through a preferred equity deal.
Notice 2025-42 Explained: What You Need to Know
On August 15, Treasury and the IRS eliminated the 5% Safe Harbor for most solar and wind projects. Only the Physical Work Test remains (with a limited exception for small solar). These changes create a two-week window before the new rules take effect on September 2, 2025. In this video, we break down how Notice 2025-42 will affect solar and wind projects starting on September 2, 2025, which projects continue to qualify for the 5% Safe Harbor Continuity rules, and approaches to satisfy the Physical Work Test.
Foreign Entities of Concern (FEOC) Explained
In this video, we break down what counts as “material assistance” and how it impacts your supply chain, what the recent Executive Order means for projects beginning construction in 2025, who qualifies as a Specified Foreign Entity or Foreign-Influenced Entity, and the key steps every developer, investor and supplier should start taking today to maintain eligibility.