The solar industry divide over Treasurys low-income tax credit guidance

Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 10 a.m.

The initial rollout of a low-income tax credit program under the Inflation Reduction Act has some solar developers concerned it will be difficult to expand solar power into low-income communities - a Biden administration environmental justice priority. But community solar advocates are rejecting those concerns and applauding the Treasury Department\u2019s approach. POLITICO\u2019s Kelsey Tamborrino explains the divide in the solar sector. Plus, the Department of Energy is offering a conditional $375 million loan for the construction of a first-of-its-kind lithium-ion battery recycling facility in North America.