Provide tax credits for the production of energy that has no carbon emissions
The Inflation Reduction Act created tax credits for clean energy production—wind, solar, electric vehicles, and home efficiency improvements. These credits incentivize private investment in clean energy but cost federal revenue. Some propose extending or expanding them; others propose repealing them to reduce government spending and market distortions.
Arguments For & Against
Pro Argument
Clean energy tax credits are driving a boom in clean energy investment and manufacturing jobs across the country. Keeping and expanding them will accelerate the transition to clean energy, reducing air pollution and carbon emissions while creating good-paying American jobs.
Con Argument
Clean energy tax credits are costly subsidies that primarily benefit wealthy people who can afford electric vehicles and solar panels, and large corporations. They distort the energy market and prop up technologies that should compete on their own economic merits.
Source document: EE-Questionnaire-National-and-Swing-Six.pdf
| Type | Organization | Date | Nat | Rep | Dem | Gap | Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New PPC Survey (2026) | Program for Public Consultation | February 2026 | 77% | 71% | 86% | 15% | favor |
| Deliberative Survey | Program for Public Consultation | July 2024 | – | – | – | – | other |
| Deliberative Survey | Program for Public Consultation | July 2024 | 88% | 83% | 94% | 11% | other |
| Deliberative Survey | Program for Public Consultation | July 2024 | 88% | 84% | 92% | 8% | other |
| Deliberative Survey | Program for Public Consultation | July 2024 | 83% | 76% | 91% | 15% | other |
Program for Public Consultation — February 2026
Please select whether you favor or oppose each of the following tax credits: Tax credits for the production of energy that has no carbon emissions.
Program for Public Consultation — July 2024
We will now consider a number of specific tax credits. In most cases the amount of the credit depends on how clean the energy is or how much energy savings is produced, up to a maximum… For each one, please select whether you favor keeping the tax credit at its current level, favor increasing it, or repealing it.
Program for Public Consultation — July 2024
A tax credit up to 30% of the cost of equipment that produces clean energy, such as solar panels or wind turbines, or stores clean energy.
Program for Public Consultation — July 2024
A tax credit for the amount of electricity produced with clean energy, equal to up to 5-10% of the average retail cost of electricity.
Program for Public Consultation — July 2024
A tax credit of up to $1 per gallon for the production of transportation fuel that produces 25% fewer emissions than the current average.
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