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Federal agency invites local initiatives Dollars made available for clean energy plans By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The Atlanta Regional Commission Board heard a presentation May 8 from a representative of the U.S. Treasury Department on its direct pay program for clean energy initiatives. The program, part of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, offers tax-exempt organizations, specifically local governments and public schools, federal money to offset project costs associated with clean energy, like electric vehicles. Nonprofit organizations, like charities, could also be eligible for the assistance. David Eichenthal, a senior policy adviser with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Office, said the legislation created more than 20 tax incentives for clean energy and manufacturing. The projected impact of the bill on inflation is disputed. One role of the U.S. Treasury Department, responsible for major elements of the law, is to implement tax incentives for investments in clean energy and manufacturing. Individuals are eligible for federal tax credits for the purchase of a qualifying clean vehicle purchase and energy improvements to their home. Most of the tax incentives apply exclusively to businesses, revolving around energy generation and carbon capture, vehicles, manufacturing, fuels, energy efficiency and healthcare.
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David Eichenthal, senior policy adviser with the U.S. Treasury Department, speaks on the Inflation Reduction Act’s direct pay program May 8 to the Atlanta Regional Commission Board. Eichenthal promoted the act’s direct pay program for tax-exempt organizations, like local governments. For many of the incentives, bonuses are available to increase private sector investment in energy security and climate. Eichenthal almost exclusively discussed the direct pay program and its 12 available tax credits. The Treasury’s Office of Tax Policy and the Internal Revenue Service developed tax regulations and guidance to
implement the act’s energy credits and other tax law changes. Eichenthal said the direct pay program allows for the “blending and grading of different resources,” which allows tax credits to be combined with some loans.
See ARC, Page 21
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