News & Updates

June 9, 2026

This guide is written for tax-credit project sponsors, EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) compliance leads, contractors, and subcontractors claiming the increased credit or deduction amounts under the IRA.

June 9, 2026

This guide is built for compliance leads, EPC managers, project developers, tax counsel, and apprenticeship coordinators who need a defensible read on which IRA-eligible projects trigger apprenticeship.

June 9, 2026

This guide is written for EPC compliance leads, contractors, subcontractors, and tax-credit project sponsors working under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) regime.

June 9, 2026

This guide explains how Illinois Shines labor compliance works, covering the Public Construction Bond Act, the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), and the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Approved Vendors and participating contractors on Illinois Shines distributed generation, community solar, and self-direct projects face overlapping prevailing wage, apprentice utilization, and project labor agreement requirements administered by the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL), the Illinois Power Agency (IPA), and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). Learn which project types trigger prevailing wage, the apprentice utilization goal under Illinois Works, the IDOL penalty schedule, the IPA program-discipline track, and the audit-ready compliance file every Approved Vendor needs. Built for Approved Vendors, EPCs, and compliance leads bidding on Illinois Shines projects.

June 9, 2026

This guide explains how the IRA Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) requirements apply to clean-energy tax credits and deductions under ten Internal Revenue Code sections, including §§ 30C, 45, 45Q, 45V, 45Y, 45Z, 48, 48C, 48E, and 179D. Whether PWA applies to a given project depends on the Code section claimed, the project's nameplate capacity, and when construction began. Two statutory exceptions (one megawatt and pre-January 29, 2023 beginning of construction) can eliminate the requirement entirely. Learn which sections trigger both prevailing wage and apprenticeship, which trigger prevailing wage only, the five-times multiplier mechanics, the Form 7220 documentation framework, the cure and penalty schedule under 26 CFR §§ 1.45-7 and 1.45-8, and the recordkeeping obligations that survive credit transfers under § 6418. Built for compliance leads, EPC project managers, tax credit buyers, and developer finance teams pricing IRA-eligible projects.

June 9, 2026

This guide explains how New Mexico's public works prevailing wage rules apply to state-funded solar facilities. Any solar project built under a New Mexico state or political subdivision contract exceeding $60,000 triggers five overlapping regimes: the Public Works Minimum Wage Act (PWMWA), the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act (PWAT), the state apprenticeship rules at 11.2.3 NMAC, Construction Industries Division (CID) licensing, and the Energy Transition Act (ETA). Federal IRA compliance does not satisfy New Mexico requirements. Learn which projects trigger each regime, how PWAA registration works at bid stage, the $0.60 per hour PWAT contribution mechanics, the 25%-per-trade ETA apprentice quota, and the penalty schedule covering willful failure penalties and triple damages on aggregate underpayment over $500. Built for general contractors, EPC project managers, and out-of-state developers bidding on NM state-funded solar projects.