SEIA Statement on Legislation to Extend ITC Eligibility to Energy Storage

Following is a statement on the bill from SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation was filed today by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) to modify the tax code to include energy storage as an eligible technology for the investment tax credit (ITC). Other original cosponsors of the bill include Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), who both serve on the House Ways and Means Committee.


Following is a statement on the bill from SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper:

"We congratulate Rep. Doyle for introducing this critical legislation. It's clear that combining clean, reliable solar energy with effective storage is the next frontier in securing a resilient and reliable electrical grid. Encompassing multiple technologies, energy storage systems save excess energy and convert it back to electricity when most needed. A storage ITC benefits not only solar, but also energy from a wide range of sources, helping to meet the nation's current and new electricity demands.

"As we work with Congress on a range of tax policies to meet Americans' growing demand for development and deployment of clean energy resources like solar, making energy storage ITC-eligible is an important component of those solutions."

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