It is not unusual for Congress to keep extending a supposedly temporary federal program, and that includes the tax credits for electric vehicles and wind and solar electric generation. For this reason, the Competitive Enterprise Institute opposed the 2015 tax extenders legislation despite several members’ insistence that it would be the last such extension, and […]
More than 165 Members of Congress Sign Letter Urging Action on Clean Energy Tax Incentives This Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. : In a letter delivered today to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, 166 Members of Congress, representing more than 70% of the House Democratic Caucus, urged the inclusion of critical clean energy tax incentives, including an energy storage investment tax credit, in any must-pass legislation this year. Following is […]
Kejriwal’s free power announcement an election ‘gimmick’: Congress
Making the announcement at a press conference here, Kejriwal said the Delhi government will give full subsidy to those consuming up to 200 units of electricity and an almost 50 per cent to those using between 201 to 400 units New Delhi: The Congress Thursday termed an election “gimmick” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement that […]
Nearly 1,000 Solar Companies Rally Behind Proven, Bipartisan Investment Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nearly 1,000 companies from across the U.S. solar industry supply chain today sent a letter to Congress calling for the extension of the Section 48 and Section 25D solar investment tax credits (ITC). The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is leading a national coalition to extend the ITC, one of the most successful […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab minister
Punjab Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said it was technically wrong of Sidhu to submit his resignation from the Cabinet first to the party President. On June 6, Sidhu was divested of the charge of Local Government and Tourism & Cultural Affairs portfolios and given Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources in a […]
Solar Industry Pushes for ITC Extension After Trump’s Coal-Rule Rollback
The Trump administration’s coal-friendly ACE rule is unlikely to impact the solar market. But an ITC extension could help restore federal climate leadership. Calls for an investment tax credit extension (ITC) are intensifying in some quarters of the U.S. solar industry in the wake of a federal rule designed to buoy coal-fired generation. Last week […]
Two weeks after cabinet reshuffle, Sidhu yet to take charge of power ministry
Two weeks after he was divested of his key portfolios in a cabinet reshuffle, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu is yet to take charge of the power ministry, said official sources. Meanwhile, a few posters mocking Sidhu surfaced in Mohali Friday. It has been asked in the posters as to when he would “quit politics” […]
Punjab Cabinet rejig: Sidhu divested of crucial local govt dept, gets power portfolio
Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, was divested of the crucial Local Government department and was given the Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources portfolio in a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. The rejig took place hours after the first state Cabinet meeting following the Lok Sabha […]
Environmental, Conservation and Clean Energy Coalition Urges Congress to Enact Energy Storage Investment Tax Credit
Washington, D.C.: Continuing a steady drumbeat in support of an energy storage investment tax credit (ITC), nine organizations spanning the environmental, conservation and clean energy communities today sent a letter to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees urging enactment of an energy storage investment tax credit (ITC) as part of any “extenders package” considered this […]
Renewable Energy Groups Urge Congress to Support Clean Energy Innovation Funding in FY 2020 Budget
Washington, D.C.: Today, the American Council on Renewable Energy, the American Wind Energy Association, the Biomass Power Association, the Energy Storage Association, the Geothermal Resources Council, the National Hydropower Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association sent a joint letter to Congress urging consistent funding for energy innovation in the Department of Energy’s FY 2020 […]