Clean Energy Tax Credits Are Powering Hampton Roads’ Future • Virginia Mercury

Clean energy tax credits are powering Hampton Roads’ future • Virginia Mercury

A boat with fishermen next to a Dominion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind turbine in July 2023. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/VirginiaMercury)After 20 years in the Marine Corps, including time as a helicopter pilot and a year preparing congressional testimony on Capitol Hill, I’ve seen firsthand how closely energy security and national security are connected. Here in Hampton Roads, that link is especially clear: Our economy, our neighborhoods and our …

The Senate’s Harsh Compromise on Clean Energy Tax Credits, Explained

After more than three days of stops and starts on the Senate floor, Congress’ upper chamber finally passed its version of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tuesday morning, sending the tax package back to the House in hopes of delivering it to Trump by the July 4 holiday, as promised. An amendment brought by Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska that would have more gradually phased down the tax credits for…

POLITICO Pro: How Senate Republicans changed clean energy credits in their sprawling megabill

The final version offered a potential compromise approach to the credits that caused a rift between GOP senators earlier this week.

Senate GOP bets softer clean energy cuts won’t come back to bite them

A last-minute compromise in the megabill eases the ramp down in clean energy incentives sought by hardliners.