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Kristyn Melvin

Kristyn is a member of the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources group and assists clients in a wide range of renewable energy transactions. Kristyn represents renewable energy developers, public utilities, and institutional investors in renewable energy transactions. Her primary focus is the negotiation of project contracts for energy storage systems and wind and solar facilities, including build transfer agreements; engineering, procurement, and construction contracts; power purchase agreements; equipment supply agreements; and operations and maintenance agreements. Kristyn also represents buyers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of development stage and operating energy storage systems and wind and solar facilities and oversees project contract diligence on behalf of institutional investors.

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As we have discussed in recent articles and as has been well publicized, two recent actions out of Washington are significantly impacting the renewable energy industry. The recently enacted One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) imposes new deadlines on renewable energy facilities to begin construction and/or be placed into service in order to qualify for tax credits. This is discussed in detail in our recent articles here.

In addition to the OBBBA, on July 7, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), directing the Secretary of Treasury to—within 45 days following enactment of the OBBBA (which is August 18, 2025)—strictly enforce the termination of renewable energy tax credits. This includes issuing new guidance “to ensure that policies concerning the ‘beginning of construction’ are not circumvented, including by preventing the artificial acceleration or manipulation of eligibility and by restricting the use of broad safe harbors unless a substantial portion of a subject facility has been built.”