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The Trump administration acted unreasonably in eliminating the 5% total cost threshold as a route for wind and solar projects to prove tax credit eligibility, a federal judge ruled.
Published June 9, 2026
Wind turbines operate at a wind farm near solar panels on March 6, 2024. On June 6, 2026, a U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated guidance from the Department of the Treasury that had eliminated certain methodologies for wind and solar projects to prove their eligibility for tax credits.
