BCSE Policy Actions
Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation
The Business Council for Sustainable Energy advocates for energy and environmental policies that promote markets for clean, efficient, and sustainable energy products and services.
As BCSE works with industry leaders and policymakers to advance the clean energy transition, ensuring the efficient and effective implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a top priority. These landmark pieces of legislation – along with the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 – put the United States on a path to achieving significant greenhouse gas emission reductions with strong and long-term federal policy support.
Since the passage of the IRA in August 2022, BCSE has made numerous submissions to shape the design and implementation of the incentives funded by the two pieces of legislation. Relevant policy actions, including program comments and responses to Requests for Information, can be found below.
Inflation Reduction Act
- Comments on Proposed Regulations Related to Elective Payment of Applicable Tax Credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (August 14, 2023)
- Comments on Proposed Regulations Related to the Transfer of Credits Under the Inflation Reduction Act (August 14, 2023)
- Letter to Treasury Department on Domestic Content Interim Guidance (August 14, 2023)
- BCSE and CEBN Letter to Congressional Leadership on Protecting IRA and IIJA Investments in Debt Ceiling Negotiations (May 12, 2023)
- Comments in Response to the EPA RFI on the Implementation Framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (May 12, 2023)
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- Comments on the Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration (April 11, 2023)
- Supplemental Comments in Response to IRS Notice 2022-49, Clean Energy Generation Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (December 21, 2022)
- Supplemental Comments in Response to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Notice 2022-49 (December 16, 2022)
- Comments on the Design and Implementation of the 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit (December 8, 2022)
- Comments on Department of Treasury and IRS Notice 2022-48, Incentive Provisions for Improving the Energy Efficiency of Residential and Commercial Buildings (December 7, 2022)
- Comments in Response to the Environmental Protection Agency RFI on the Design and Implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (December 5, 2022)
- Comments on Department of Treasury and IRS Notice 2022-49, Clean Energy Generation Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (November 4, 2022)
- Comments on Department of Treasury and IRS Notice 2022-51, Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, Domestic Content, and Energy Communities Requirements (November 4, 2022)
- Comments in Response to the General Services Administration’s Federal Buy Clean RFI: Construction Materials with Substantially Lower Embodied Carbon (November 3, 2022)
Learn more about BCSE’s support for the Inflation Reduction Act.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- BCSE and CEBN Letter to Congressional Leadership on Protecting IRA and IIJA Investments in Debt Ceiling Negotiations (May 12, 2023)
- BCSE Comments on the Draft Guidance to Inform Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives (February 28, 2023)
- Joint Request for DOE Grid Resilience Correction Related to Microgrids in the Implementation of the IIJA (February 23, 2023)
- Comments in Response to the Department of Energy Draft Guidance Document for the Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS) (November 9, 2022)
- Comments in Response to the Department of Energy RFI on the Grid Resiliency and Innovation Partnerships Program (October 14, 2022)
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- Comments in Response to the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations RFI on Energy Storage Demonstration Projects (June 16, 2022)
- Comments in Response to the Department of Energy’s RFI Regarding Establishment of a Transmission Facilitation Program (June 13, 2022)
- BCSE and FPCC Comments to the Department of Energy’s RFI on Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities (May 20, 2022)
- Submission to the Department of Energy RFI on Designing Equitable, Sustainable and Effective Revolving Loan Fund Programs (May 6, 2022)
- Comments to the Department of Energy on 2022 Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Implementation Strategy (March 21, 2022)
- Comments to the Department of Transportation on the Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Program and Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program (January 28, 2022)
Learn more about BCSE’s IRA and IIJA advocacy work.
Market Trends & Factbook
The 2023 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook provides up-to-date, accurate market intelligence about the broad range of industries that are contributing to the country’s move toward cleaner energy production and more efficient energy usage.