BCSE and CEBN provided statements after the Senate passed a tax reform package, which includes proposals to alter existing energy tax credits.

More than 270 companies and trade associations sent a letter to congressional leaders today urging support for the full suite of existing energy tax incentives, which have enjoyed decades of bipartisan support, spurred job creation, bolstered energy security, and boosted domestic manufacturing and energy development.
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Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) provided a statement in response to Donald Trump securing the White House and control of the 119th Congress shifting.

Lynn Abramson, President of the CEBN provided a statement in response to the Senate failing to advance the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which would allow for immediate expensing on domestic R&D expenses from 2022-2025.

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy and Clean Energy Business Network provided a statement in response to the proposed rules for the technology neutral clean electricity tax credit framework issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network, provided a statement after the White House announced new actions to expand access to capital for small and medium-sized climate businesses and startups.

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) submitted recommendations to the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture today, urging Congress to include important energy efficiency and clean energy provisions in the Farm Bill during the 2023-2024 reauthorization process.

Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network, provided the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of finalized power sector regulations. These new rules include carbon emission limits on existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants.

Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network, provided the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced selected awardees for the Solar for All program within the Green House Gas Reduction Fund. The 60 awardees are projected to leverage the $7 billion in funding to spur solar projects for over 900,000 low-income households across the country.

Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network, provided a statement after the House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. This legislation includes a retroactive restoration to Section 174 allowing for immediate expensing on domestic R&D expenses incurred from 2022-2025.

Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network, offered a statement in response to the announcement of a bipartisan agreement on a tax framework that includes a retroactive restoration of Section 174. The framework would allow for immediate expensing on domestic R&D expenses incurred after December 31, 2021 until January 1, 2026.

Today the Clean Energy Business Network delivered a letter to Congress signed by a coalition of 30 cleantech organizations and allied trade associations urging lawmakers to permanently restore immediate expensing for the Sec. 174 R&D tax deduction, which lapsed in 2022.