OBBBA Fixes Domestic Content Discrepancy in IRA

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In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, the domestic content bonus under Section 48E (the clean electricity investment tax credit, or ITC) provides an additional 10 percentage points to the base credit rate (or 2 percentage points if prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements are not met) for … Read more

Walker Reid Strategies and Blue Energy Group Merge to Form Walker Blue, LLC

Merger creates one of the nation’s largest energy tax incentive and engineering firms, expanding capabilities to meet growing market demand Boca Raton, FL and Louisville, KY — Walker Reid Strategies and Blue Energy Group, two nationally recognized leaders in energy tax incentives, will merge to form a new company: Walker Blue, LLC. Walker Blue, LLC … Read more

179D Certification Case Study: Church HVAC Upgrade Yields Major Tax Deduction

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Introduction Walker Reid Strategies (WRS) recently partnered with an Energy Services Company (ESCO) to complete a Section 179D certification for a large church’s energy efficiency retrofit in 2024. The project focused on significant HVAC upgrades at the church campus in Alpharetta, GA, resulting in improved energy performance and comfort. Beyond the technical success, the project … Read more

Are energy tax credits at risk?

Blue Energy Group’s Response to President Trump’s Energy Executive Order by: Blue Energy Group The energy tax credits that were made available by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are now under question, as many are trying to figure out if funding for the tax credits will be paused or eliminated following the announcement of President … Read more

Josh Howes, CEO, Talks Energy Incentives on Reframe Podcast

Show Summary: In episode 5 of Reframe, show host Jeff Nichols explores the intersection between the designers of energy-efficient buildings and the accounting teams who process the energy tax deductions and credits. Who sits in the middle to provide a bridge between these functions and why is their role so critical? You’ll meet Josh Howes who … Read more

Will Trump and the Republicans Repeal the Inflation Reduction Act?

by: Josh Howes, CEO December 1, 2024 This is a question that I have been asked many times since the election in November. It’s a legitimate question that has thousands of projects and hundreds of billions of dollars riding on the answer. Trump pledged back in September to “terminate the Green New Deal” and “rescind … Read more

Blue Energy Group Expands Team and Services

Energy Tax Credit and Cost Segregation Expertise added nationwide LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, July 10, 2024 Blue Energy Group, the Louisville-based company specializing in energy tax incentives, announced today that Charles Duncan has been hired as the Managing Director of Cost Segregation and Peter Randolph has been hired as the Vice President of Business Development. These new roles … Read more

Private Workshop Case Study: Commercial Building Owner

AT A GLANCE Building Type: Workshop Sector: Private Taxpayer Type: Owner Location: Elkader, IA Service: Storage Tax Incentive: §179D Total SF: 80,599 PROJECT OVERVIEW This privately owned workshop was designed and constructed using high energy-efficient technologies, Cooper lighting LED Fixtures, Trane gas-powered electric Roof Top Units (RTUs), and Powrmatic air turnover units. Making the correct … Read more

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