MAINE PUBLIC • April 23, 2025
Maine workers and labor organizers are urging Congress to preserve clean energy tax credits they say create local jobs. The Investment Tax Credit and Production Tax Credit return up to 30% of costs for large-scale renewable and clean energy projects. The credits are being reconsidered as federal lawmakers debate an extension of 2017 tax cuts. Chad Ward, an ironworker from Thorndike said the incentives let him to keep working in Maine and hopefully help his son join the ranks of skilled workers in the state. The Investment Tax Credit and Production Tax Credit were expanded through the Inflation Reduction Act passed during the Biden administration. Solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, battery storage, hydropower and carbon capture developments can qualify for the credits.