Solar · wind · storage · EV charging

The labor record that protects your 5× clean-energy credit.

Developers and EPCs building solar, wind, battery storage, and EV-charging projects claiming the IRA’s Section 48 or Section 45 bonus rate need a prevailing-wage and apprenticeship record built from day one — not reconstructed when tax counsel or a tax-equity investor asks for it. We run that desk, on any project, in any state.

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Why it matters

The Inflation Reduction Act ties the bonus investment and production credit rate to labor compliance: meet the prevailing-wage and apprenticeship requirements and the credit runs at the full 30% (or 5× the production-credit base rate); miss them and it can fall toward 6% (or 1×). On a utility-scale project that gap is measured in millions, and it shows up in tax-equity diligence before it shows up anywhere else.

What this covers

The clean-energy labor stack, not just one form.

Facility-by-facility coverage

Which phases and facilities are covered, which DOL wage determination applies by locality and construction type, and when the five-year alteration-and-repair tail attaches after placement in service.

Apprenticeship ratio & participation

Total construction labor hours tracked against the required apprentice percentage, with good-faith-effort requests documented when a registered program can’t supply apprentices on schedule.

State prevailing wage, where it stacks

If the project also sits in a state that runs its own prevailing-wage law — see our state-by-state coverage — both requirements are checked, not just the federal one.

Investor-ready substantiation

A closing package built to the credit requirements, organized so your tax counsel’s and investors’ diligence is a review, not an excavation.

Scope, plainly statedWe run the labor-compliance recordkeeping and verification. Credit computation, elections, and tax positions belong with your tax counsel and CPA; we build the record they rely on. Not legal or tax advice.

$7,500 setup per facility, then $1,500 per facility per month through the construction period. See the complete scope, deliverables, and FAQ on the IRA clean-energy prevailing wage service page.

Pricing & scope

Questions developers ask

Common questions

Is this the same thing as your IRA clean-energy service?

This page is the industry overview; the full method, deliverables, and pricing live on our IRA clean-energy prevailing wage and apprenticeship service page.

Do you cover EPCs and developers outside California?

Yes. Prevailing-wage and apprenticeship recordkeeping for the IRA credit is a federal requirement tied to the project, not a state-licensed trade, so we serve solar, wind, storage, and EV-charging projects nationwide. If the project state also runs its own prevailing-wage law, we check that too — see our coverage by state.

What size projects does this apply to?

The prevailing-wage and apprenticeship requirements generally apply to facilities of 1 MW (alternating current) or larger claiming the credit at the full 5× rate. We confirm coverage per facility rather than assume.

Aeternus Dynamics uses AI-assisted tools to help prepare and check compliance documents; all deliverables are reviewed by a qualified human before submission or use. Aeternus Dynamics is not a law firm and does not provide legal or tax advice. See our Terms & Disclosures.

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Tell us the facility size, location, and construction start date; we’ll confirm coverage and scope the file.

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