A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for energy storage technologies, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressS-1868Senate
Updated: Sep 26, 2017
Summary
Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) energy storage technologies, and (2) battery storage technology. The bill expands the tax credit for investments in energy property to include equipment that: (1) receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies identified by the Internal Revenue Service; and (2) has a capacity of at least five kilowatt hours. The bill also expands the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to include expenditures for battery storage technology that: (1) is installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and (2) has a capacity of at least three kilowatt hours.
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Latest companion bill action
HR-4649: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for energy storage technologies, and for other purposes.Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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