Preferred Equity: A Capital Solution to Meet the Looming “PIS” Deadline

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025 (the “OBBBA”) terminates the Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Tax Credit (the “45Y PTC”) and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit (the “48E ITC”) for wind and solar facilities that are placed in service (“PIS”) after December 31, 2027, except for those projects that begin construction by July 4, 2026.  This significantly accelerates the timeline for sponsors and investors to bring projects online in order to maintain profitability of the project via tax credit sales.

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