Looming safe harbor deadline calls for more engineers, not lawyers

May 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Raafe Khan, Head of Energy Storage and Emerging Markets, Camelot Energy Group
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<p>The legalese of the new rules governing solar drives many developers to hire more lawyers. In practice, they should lean on experienced engineers instead. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Executive Order 14315 and IRS Notices 2025-42 and 2026-15 collectively ended the 5% safe harbor for utility-scale projects, leaving the physical work test as&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/looming-safe-harbor-deadline-calls-for-more-engineers-not-lawyers/">Looming safe harbor deadline calls for more engineers, not lawyers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>The legalese of the new rules governing solar drives many developers to hire more lawyers. In practice, they should lean on experienced engineers instead. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Executive Order 14315 and IRS Notices 2025-42 and 2026-15 collectively ended the 5% safe harbor for utility-scale projects, leaving the physical work test as&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/looming-safe-harbor-deadline-calls-for-more-engineers-not-lawyers/">Looming safe harbor deadline calls for more engineers, not lawyers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

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