Energy tax credits and incentives are only meant to
provide a support for those investors, and project developers that want to
engage a business or project with solar renewable energy technologies.
Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is one of the most
important federal policy in the United States that provide this support to
people engaging on solar related energy sources. ITC is a part of SEIA (Solar
Energy Industries Association).
SEIA is the national trade association of the United
State solar energy industry which is helping and working with companies that
are engaging in this industry to grow and expand the usage of this renewable technology.
What offers ITC to
you?
The ITC offers a credit for the amount of 30% for
solar systems in business and residential properties, making it a great ally
not only for businessmen but for families that want to be part of this
innovation.
Since the creation of ITC in 2006, the solar installations
have grown by over 1600 percent meaning in a yearly growth rate of 76% which
means the increasing demand for this renewable energy.
The existence of ITC is going to cause in a near
future that companies invest in technological innovations that will reduce
costs for consumers.
How Does Solar
Renewable Energy Tax Incentives Work?
Solar renewable energy tax incentives work by reducing
the income taxes that a company or person claims for the credit that would
eventually pay to the federal government, is based on the amount of money invested
in solar properties.
The ITC is by now 30% of the investment for both
business and residences locating it in the higher save percentage that would
ever be, in 2020 the percentage will drop to 26%, and for 2021 will drop to 22%
of the investment.
In 2015, they included a multi-year extension of
credits for both residential and business, nowadays ITC is working on a new
standard that will establish what it takes to be considered an energy property.
Impact of ITC
extension
As mentioned before ITC it has been one of the most
important policy mechanisms to incentivize the implementation of solar
renewable energy technologies in houses and business in the United States.
Due to the multi-year extension mentioned before it
will have a huge impact on solar technologies prices that according to their
expectations are going to fall, even more, this means the technology is going
to be more attractive and affordable to get.
They expect for 2020 reach about 100 GW in solar
energy and the employees working on it to double in size for a total of 420,000
in the same period of time.
Besides that, they stimulated 140$ billion in economic
activities related to solar energy which is a great boost for the general
financial situation of the country.
With everything that has been said, it can be concluded
that stable, long-term federal tax incentives can boost economic growth and, at
the same time, reduce prices and generate more jobs in this fast-growing
industry.
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