CONTACT
(831) 200-9158
zach@cleanenergycounsel.com
Zach Crowley
Partner
As leader of Clean Energy Counsel’s tax credit finance practice, Zach represents investors and developers of renewable energy projects through all stages of the project life cycle. From early-stage joint ventures, through M&A of development assets and eventually complex tax equity and transfer deals to finance tax credits, he understands how to get projects purchased, financed and built.
Prior to joining Clean Energy Counsel, Zach worked in the Energy and Infrastructure group of a major international law firm. There, his practice included representing major banks clients in their tax equity investments and early-stage energy and cleantech clients as they worked to secure funding.
Outside of his time at work, Zach enjoys running, surfing (terribly), photography, and cooking.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in California
Education
J.D. University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
B.A. University of California, Berkeley
News, Insights & Events
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Karleen Stern and Zach Crowley discuss key considerations for Financing Distributed and Community Solar Projects. Among the topics discussed are recent federal tax credits and evolving transaction structures, state initiatives, key components of financing community solar projects, the process for project evaluation and selection and best practices for energy counsel, investors, and developers.
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Zach Crowley and Sandra Lee as present the first in a series of Tax Credit Transfer Webinars. This webinar covers the following questions:
Who is eligible to sell these credits and who is eligible to buy them?
What credits can be sold?
Why would a seller utilize this transfer process instead of typical tax equity?
How does the transfer process work? What steps are required for seller and buyer to transfer credits?
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The New Elective Safe Harbor in Notice 2024-41 issued last year was a welcome addition and simplification for stakeholders seeking a more accessible approach to satisfying the Domestic Content requirements.
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One significant issue in the prior guidance that taxpayers faced when deciding whether to seek the Domestic Content Bonus Credit adder was obtaining each manufacturer’s direct costs in producing key components of a project.