Three Republican Senators call for easing clean energy cuts in budget bill
An amendment put forth by Iowa Senator Ernst seeks to extend tax credits and clarify FEOC rules.
Senator to propose amendment that extends residential solar tax credit
Sen. Hickenlooper is expected to ask for a one-year extension, sunsetting the 25D tax credit after 2026.
Solar tax credits cost $25 billion, but lower bills by $51 billion annually, said SEIA
The $25 billion annual cost of tax credits is far outweighed by the $51 billion in lower electricity bills, $12 billion in federal tax revenue, and $3.7 billion in state and local taxes, found analysis by the Solar Energy Industries Association, Brattle Group, and University of Louisiana.
U.S. solar manufacturers seek to match rhetoric with reality
An extension of 48E tax credit with the domestic content bonus levels the playing field, say Qcells’, Talon PV and SEMA execs, so U.S. manufacturers can pay off the factories that they invested in in good faith against these credits.
Senate Republican proposed bill spares batteries from harshest cuts
Energy elements of the Senate Finance Committee’s draft budget reconciliation bill would leave the tax credits of battery component factories largely untouched, but could target some foreign manufacturers as well as restricting incentives for small-scale batteries.
U.S. residential solar on the brink of collapse
Residential solar is on a downturn, and things may get worse. In a shock for the industry, the latest draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” excludes residential solar lease providers from the Investment Tax Credit.
Solar industry groups react to Senate Finance Committee draft bill
The announced investments of nearly $46 billion are at stake, along with jobs, the continued buildout of gigawatts of new solar and lower energy costs, all the while ceding the AI race to China, said industry leaders.
Senate committee bill takes the hatchet to clean energy tax credits
The One Big Beautiful Bill cuts the investment tax credit by 2028, the 25D residential solar tax credit by the end of the year, among other sweeping changes.
Solar companies adapt in changing times
pv magazine USA spoke with Solar Insure’s Dean Chiaravallotti who shared his thoughts on ways in which solar businesses can adapt, innovate and be strategic.
Thirteen members of Congress urge Senate to fix the One Big Beautiful Bill
The Senate has an opportunity to “restore commonsense” and protect taxpayers, the letter states, calling on amendments to the bill that will unleash “the potential of U.S. energy producers, manufacturers, and workers.”
