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The US solar industry has been battling for survival this year, but signs of persistence and recovery are already brewing.
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Cutting US Energy Credits Doesn’t Save Money. It Steals It From Ratepayers & Local Governments.
As negotiations on the reconciliation bill continue in Congress, many lawmakers are still looking for ways to raise additional revenue and offset the cost of extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Clean energy tax credits, therefore, have become a target. Despite the surge of new solar manufacturing facilities, … [continued]
2 Millions Jobs at Risk if Republicans Repeal Clean Manufacturing Tax Credits
For the past few weeks — or months — we’ve been covering the risks of Congress and Donald Trump repealing the the Clean Manufacturing Tax Credits from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In the past week, now that a Republican House bill repealing them has been passed to the … [continued]
Republican Budget Bill to Raise People’s Energy Prices
As I just covered, repealing clean energy tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act via the current Republican budget bill will hurt jobs and economic progress in numerous Republican-controlled states, and more than a dozen Republicans in the House of Representatives are now asking Republican Senators to help them by … [continued]
ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image illustrates the metaphorical concept of a heat pump's significant impact compared to building efficiency, depicted through the contrast in size between a large, advanced heat pump and smaller buildings.
How Cuts To The Inflation Reduction Act Will Hurt Everyday Americans
If the Republican-dominated House of Representatives has its way, the Inflation Reduction Act will die a slow and impactful death. Cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act will take the wind out of the Biden–Harris administration’s clean energy plans, as popular programs like incentives for solar panels and electric vehicles will … [continued]
Photo: New solar cell factory coming to Colorado, to supply domestic components for Meyer Burger’s PV module factory in Arizona (photo courtesy of Meyer Burger).
Energy Companies & Investors Mobilize Lobbying Blitz on Clean Energy Tax Credits
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad coalition of energy groups and their member companies are joining forces to hold over 100 meetings with members of Congress and staff from both parties about the critical role of clean energy tax credits for supporting a robust American energy and manufacturing economy. Participating groups … [continued]
Regulatory Chaos Could Disrupt US Solar Manufacturing And Implementation
Solar manufacturing credits and the Solar For All program are all on the chopping block in the next administration.
Staff from NREL and GRID Alternatives Colorado install rooftop solar panels during a volunteer event. Residential solar PV installations like these can benefit from NREL’s free SolarAPP+ automated permitting software. Photo by Joe DelNero, NREL.
Federal Incentives & Rebates May End Soon. Now Is The Time To Act!
The federal tax incentives and rebates contained in the Inflation Reduction Act are likely to be eliminated soon. Now is the time to act.
Get Valuable Intel On The Clean Technology Tax Environment — New Podcast
A few days ago, CleanTechnica’s Scott Cooney talked with two experts from Withum, a top 25 advisory, tax, and accounting firm that specializes in renewable energy tax credits (among other important topics) and the cleantech industry. The resulting episode of CleanTech Talk, our podcast, taught us a lot about the … [continued]
Reunion Partners with Summit Ridge Energy to Facilitate $40 Million Sale of Tax Credits to…
Reunion, a leading clean energy finance company, today announced that it has collaborated with Summit Ridge Energy, the leading commercial solar company in the United States, to sell approximately $40 million of transferable tax credits from a portfolio of community solar projects in Virginia. The purchaser of these tax credits is a privately … [continued]
