Solar Moves to Defend Against ITC Repeal

Renewable Energy World

San Jose, Calif. – The American solar industry’s months-long push to extend then revive the popular 1603 Treasury grant has ceded ground to a parallel strategy to keep Congress from repealing the Investment Tax Credit.

The fundamental change became apparent last week on Capitol Hill when two competing amendments to the same bill showed that at the same time the industry maintains its offensive approach, it has been forced to play a perhaps unexpected game of defense as well.