Missouri regulations that temporarily derailed Grain Belt transmission indeed unique; not typical throughout the country;
High income tax jurisdictions- NY, Mass, Calif and Maryland harmed if deduction eliminated; create pressure on these states to lower taxes
A lot of big battles to be fought over particulars of tax reform---not the least of which is elimination of deduction for state taxes
Grain Belt Express project hit with negative state ruling--unusual requirement--not common---Clean Energy--lot's of good active projects
renewable energy versus conventional energy: notwithstanding campaign statements, not clear whether tax reform, will be neutral or not
Assume trump tax plan will increase pressure on states to lower state income taxes reversing current trend
Trump tax plan for individuals to be very problematic for states with high income taxes (NY, Calif) as disallows state tax deduction
Trump corporate tax reform likely to increase use of corporations in transactions rather than limited liability companies
lowering of corporate tax rate and elimination of Obamacare tax on passive income (that includes dividends) would have this effect
Trump cut in corporate tax rate could affect attractiveness of using corporations for transactions rather than limited liability companies
Trump Election: potential easing of environmental permitting restrictions likely to fuel conventional energy; unclear impact on renewables
In 2017, the development of energy storage facilities to store power generated by both renewable and conventional sources will be focused on
large wind producer, Noble Environmental Power has announced restructuring plan as part of Chapter 11 filing
Delaware Chancery Court recently approved DCF valuation model for appraising minority shareholder interest in squeeze out merger-private co