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IRA Tax Credit Tracker

House Republicans have begun drafting the legislative text for the budget bill they intend to pass through the reconciliation process. This process bypasses the Senate filibuster and allows the bill to be sent to the President’s desk with only a simple majority vote. As debate is underway, the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) tax credits remains to be seen.

 

Some House Republicans are urging the GOP party to “take a scalpel, not a sledgehammer approach” to the IRA. Most recently on March 10, 2025, 21 House Republicans, led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), wrote a letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) urging him to preserve IRA energy tax credits. While specific credits were not mentioned, Representatives such as Mariannette Meeks Miller (R-W.V.) have said that “Tax incentives like the tech-neutral clean energy credits under 45Y, 45E, and the 45Q carbon sequestration credit and the 45X advanced manufacturing credit aim to strengthen manufacturing capability and reduce the engineering, procurement and construction risk that have plagued major energy projects.” Activity on the Hill is also busy as numerous and various industry associations make their case to Republicans about preserving specific IRA energy tax credits.

 

Below, ML Strategies is actively tracking IRA tax credit developments, updating as needed.

 

 

 

Tax Credit Credit Type IRC Number Summary of Credit and Latest Guidance
Advanced Energy Project Credit Clean Energy Investment Tax Credits §48C

Updated on August 16, 2022, the Final Rule provides credits for investments in advanced energy projects which meet prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship standards. These projects expand clean energy manufacturing and recycling and critical materials refining, processing and recycling, and those that reduce greenhouse gas emissions at industrial facilities.

Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit Clean Energy Investment Tax Credits §48D

Issued on October 23, 2024, the Final Rule provides a tax credit to manufacturers who produce eligible components, such as renewable energy technologies, batteries, electric vehicle parts, and grid modernization equipment, within the United States.

Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit Clean Energy Investment Tax Credits §48E

Issued on January 15, 2025, the Final Rule offers a credit for investments in clean electricity generation facilities and energy storage technologies placed in service after December 31, 2024.

Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program Clean Energy Investment Tax Credits § 48E(h)

Issued on January 13, 2025, the Final Rule provides a bonus credit of a 10 or 20 percentage point increase to the investment tax credit for qualified solar and wind energy facilities with a maximum net output of less than five megawatts (AC).