The House has delivered one of those votes that fails legislatively but succeeds politically. Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to the fiscal 2027 State Department appropriations bill was defeated 314–104, with 10 members voting present. Yet the most revealing number was 103. That was the number of Democrats who joined Massie, the lone Republican supporter, in…
Should We Pull the Plug Early? A Look at the OBBBA’s Clean Energy Provision
Today we’re going to take a look at a provision in the OBBBA that puts an early expiration date on federal tax credits for wind, solar, and battery storage projects, pushing them off Uncle Sam’s payroll years sooner than many in the industry expected. Under the old Inflation Reduction Act, these tax perks were set…