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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

USA: Legislation Would Level the Playing Field For Renewable Energy

Clean Energy Businesses Need Reliable Federal Tax Credits (Pew Charitable Trusts)

Legislation to extend incentives would support economic growth and innovation

To create jobs, invest capital, and deploy pollution-reducing technologies, the clean energy industry needs stable, predictable federal tax policy.

Two bipartisan bills under consideration in Congress, H.R. 5172 and H.R. 5167, would level the playing field by providing consistent incentives for clean and efficient technologies.

Transparent, long-term, and reliable federal policies, such as the investment tax credit and the production tax credit, provide critical incentives to private investors.