14 House Republicans go to Bat for the IRA

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*This post was updated on March 19, 2025

To paraphrase Lenin, there are decades when nothing happens, and then there are months where decades happen. No, Donny, not that Lenin. Anyway, January was one of those months where decades happened in the clean tech world.

But we’re going to be strategic here at DC CleanTech. There will be time to dig into tariffs (and there will be more tariffs). There will also be more Executive Orders to dissect and news from the executive branch to analyze. Political appointees are just getting into their respective departments and agencies, so I want to take a beat and see how the various Secretaries and their senior staff carve their own path before reading too much into what’s coming from the White House.

For my money, the IRA is the biggest prize given its ability to move markets and channel private sector funding to the clean tech sector. And when it comes to the IRA, Congress is where it’s at. So what’s happening on the Hill? The reconciliation process, which will ultimately decide the fate of the IRA tax credits, lumbers forward. The House Ways and Means Committee responsible for leading the reconciliation bill, heard from fellow Representatives, including Republicans who spoke out in defense of the IRA. We’re doing a deep dive into the 14 Republicans who testified on behalf of the IRA, what they said, and what it might mean for specific tax credits.

The first January of a new Congress is also a time for introducing (and reintroducing) legislation. We’ve analyzed the bills that have been introduced to date and are summarizing the ones that could be most meaningful to the clean tech sector.

And of course we’re also covering the mind boggling $74.5 billion 🤑 of funding awards announced and the $937 million of new opportunities announced in January.

Congress Clean Tech Legislation Tracker:

Fix our Forests Act H.R. 471 passed the House on January 23, 2025 279-141 with 64 Democrats voting in favor of the legislation. The Fix Our Forests Act would streamline NEPA and ESA to allow forest thinning and removal of hazardous waste. This bill was passed by the House in the 118th Congress 268-151 with 55 Democrats voting in favor, however, the Democratic Senate refused to take up the bill. We expect the Senate to pass the legislation this year and anticipate that it has a good chance at becoming law.
The No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations (NO GOTION) Act (S. 369) would prohibit companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party from qualifying for energy production tax credits put in place by the Inflation Reduction Act. Essentially, this would act as a more stringent Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) provision for several IRA tax credits, including the 45X Advanced Manufacturing tax credit and the 45W Commercial (and leased!) Clean Vehicle tax credit. Oddly enough (and perhaps confusingly) the bill would not apply to the 30D New Clean Vehicle Tax Credit (which is already subject to a different and less stringent FEOC provision). The bill would restrict from those tax credits entities that have 10% or more equity ownership by a FEOC, defined as any Chinese headquartered company, regardless of if it is doing business outside of China. It would also apply to U.S. companies licensing technology from a FEOC, which could implicate Ford’s plans to partner with CATL on a LFP battery plant in Marshall, Michigan. On the other hand, the bill would allow U.S. companies to qualify for tax credits if they source components and inputs directly from China or FEOCs. That struck me as odd. Take 45W, for example. Under the NO GOTION Act, an EV manufactured in another country, with a Chinese battery and critical minerals would still qualify for the tax credit, so long as the taxpayer (in this case the auto dealership) claiming the credit is not a FEOC itself 🤯.
This legislation was introduced in both the Senate and House last Congress and passed the House with bipartisan support. The House version of this legislation (H.R. 524) was introduced by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Chair of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. The legislation has bipartisan support in the House. It is likely that similar language will be enacted whether it be through these bills or in a reconciliation bill. If it takes the latter path, the more stringent FEOC provisions could restrict tax credit uptake and be the source of Republican “pay fors” (funding reductions), that would go towards paying for the cost of extending the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - the ultimate goal of the reconciliation process.
The Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act (H.R. 802 ) would allow for a 25% tax credit for semiconductor design research and development expenditures and reauthorizes the 48D manufacturing tax credit for the next 10 years. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) and has bipartisan support. It could be viewed as a marker ahead of a large tax package Congress will work to pass.
The Critical Mineral Consistency Act (H.R. 755) would amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes. Specifically, the legislation would ensure parity between critical minerals as defined by the Department of Energy and the U.S. Geological Survey. This legislation passed last Congress with bipartisan support and was reintroduced by Reps. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and Susie Lee (D-NV).
The Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act (H.R. 536) would extend the Section 48 investment tax credit (ITC) for qualified biogas properties. It was introduced by Reps. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) and David Valadao (R-CA). With a reconciliation package likely to include tax provisions, this is seen as a marker bill for future legislative action (see more on Rep. Scholten’s testimony to the House Ways and Means committee on this in the next section).

Republicans go to Bat for IRA Tax Credits

14 House Republicans recently testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in favor of the IRA tax credits. I wanted to track this closely because the Republicans on Ways and Means will be in the driver’s seat when it comes to the reconciliation bill that will ultimately decide the fate of the IRA. I was curious to see which House Republicans would testify in support of the IRA and if they would show love to any tax credits in particular. Finally, I wanted to analyze the arguments that Republican legislators found persuasive to see if there was anything we could glean from their experience. We’re providing the most salient bits of testimony as well as our analysis about what we can infer from their statements, and what this may mean for the future of specific IRA tax credits.

🌽Tier 1: We’re Just Here for the Biofuels: This group of lawmakers represent mostly rural districts in Midwestern states and have forcefully spoken out in favor of IRA tax credits that would benefit the biofuels sector, particularly the 45Z Clean Fuel Production credit. They have not defended other IRA credits.

🙋🏻‍♂️Rep. Brad Finstad: Minnesota’s First Congressional District 🌽

“There have been a lot of conversations around tax credits ahead of reconciliation. One tax credit I want to focus on today is 45Z, or the Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. “America First” needs American biofuels. American farmers and rural communities will be essential to unleashing America’s energy dominance. Homegrown American ethanol and biodiesel hold down gas prices, strengthen our domestic energy production, bring jobs and prosperity to rural America, and deliver cleaner air. 45Z is essential to achieve those goals. I ask you to preserve 45Z, but I also believe it should be extended in order to give an adequate foundation for lasting, long-term investment.”

“Now, just last week we saw a rule come out of Treasury that lays out the guidelines of 45Z. This long-overdue guidance is far from complete and it still lacks the critical details that are needed to help ensure that American biofuel producers and their farm partners can lead the world in clean fuel production. That is where we, here in Congress, and specifically this great committee, can step in and work with President Trump to provide farmers with a new pathway to drive the farm economy. One that is all-encompassing and correctly accounts for the many ways biofuel producers and farmers innovate on the farm and at the plant according to real science, and not political science.”

🙋🏼‍♀️Rep. Ashley Hinson: Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District 🌽

“Tax provisions that incentivize new investment in the production of liquid transportation fuels – like biofuels – will be a critical component of an energy strategy that bolsters our energy independence and lowers costs for consumers. This is especially important for my state, as the biofuels industry contributes over $7 billion to our economy annually and supports nearly 57,000 jobs across the state. I appreciate the committee’s attention to potential improvements for tax incentives like 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit and the 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit. Ensuring these credits are preserved and effectively implemented will support new opportunities for homegrown liquid transportation fuels and bring millions in private sector investments to states like Iowa. Congress should ensure that these credits are driven by the needs of producers, providing farmers with the flexibility that rewards them for their good practices while providing long-term certainty to make new investments.”

DC CleanTech Note: No shock to see a Representative from the corn belt go to bat for biofuel credits. Her full testimony is available here.

🙋🏻‍♂️Rep. Jim Baird: Indiana’s 4th Congressional District 🌽

Finally, as you already know, two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released guidance on the 45Z tax credit. I believe that, as a Republican majority, we should focus our attention to our domestic feedstocks on biofuels and eligibility should only apply to our domestic producers. This will help us deliver on our promise to lower costs for Americans and restore our energy dominance.” His full testimony is available here.

🙋🏻‍♂️Rep. Zach Nunn: Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District 🌽

“Unleashing American energy will help bring down costs for everyone – and that includes a homegrown solution right from the heart of the heartland. Our nation’s farmers, retailers, and consumers all stand to benefit greatly from the flexibility and cost-savings offered by biofuels. By extending 45Z, 40A, and 40B, and other biofuel tax credits, we can lower costs at the pump for families, give farmers the support they need, and ensure our economy is sustainable for generations to come.” Full testimony available here

DC CleanTech Note: You have to appreciate the consistency of these corn belt Republicans!

🙋‍♀️Rep. Hillary Sholten: Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District

“I am thrilled to be here today to talk about a bill that I filed last week, H.R. 536, the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025. This bill is a commonR sense approach to unlocking our domestic energy production, as it seeks to extend the Section 48 investment tax credit for qualified biogas properties. The Treasury Department was significantly delayed in rolling out its Section 48 guidance and announced its final rule-making just 27 days before the Section 48 ITC expired on December 31, 2024. This has left biogas developers in the dark as they sought to make major investments in America’s clean energy future. My bipartisan bill–co-led by Mr. Valadao–will provide biogas developers the time and certainty to catalyze America’s clean and alternative production from landfills, wastewater treatment plants, and agricultural operations. This biogas can then be converted to renewable natural gas, or RNG, and then used as vehicle fuel or to generate electricity.”

DC CleanTech Note: I know what you’re thinking - Rep. Sholten is a Democrat! What’s she doing here?! Simple - Sholten’s testimony was on behalf of a new bill to extend the Section 48 tax credit (replaced by the IRA’s 48E tech neutral tax credit on January 1, 2025) to benefit biogas - a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Rep David Valadao (R-CA-22). Biogas was among a handful of technologies (others include waste heat to power technologies) that did not receive favorable treatment by the Biden Administration’s regulations, which were rolled out in the waning days of his Presidency. Rep. Valadao has spoken out in favor of taking a “scalpel, not a sledgehammer” to the IRA tax credits, and we profiled his motivations in our December issue.

🔪Tier 2: We’re not saying which credits we like, but use a scalpel, not a sledgehammer: These lawmakers have consistently spoken up for the IRA in general, but haven’t provided specifics about the IRA tax credits they would spare, and which they would cut.

🙋🏻‍♀️Rep. Young Kim: California’s 40th Congressional District 🐻

“I urge the Committee to follow the Speaker’s thinking on some of the energy tax credits enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act and use a scalpel and not a sledgehammer when thinking about which tax credits to repeal.”

DC CleanTech Note: There’s not a lot to draw on here, but in our last issue we dug deeper into Rep. Kim’s past legislation and investments in her district to provide a more fullsome picture of the credits she may ultimately support.

🙋🏼‍♀️Rep. Erin Houchin: Indiana’s 9th Congressional District

“As you move forward, I ask that you proceed with caution when addressing provisions that have incentivized the onshoring of technology and manufacturing, resulting in billions of dollars in US investments and thousands of jobs both throughout my district and across the country. Upending these incentives could have severe economic consequences if not approached thoughtfully.”

DC CleanTech Note: While Rep. Houchin did not specify which IRA tax credits she would support, we have developed an understanding of the credits that matter most to her constituents, which we covered in our last issue. For example, the IN-09 is home to major and planned clean tech investments in the clean vehicle and solar manufacturing sector, as well as a massive data center campus that will be powered by clean energy. She seems to be squarely in the camp of supporting 45X. Perhaps, given some important investment and corporate headquarters in ther district, she may be supportive of 30D, 45V, and other credits as well. Her full testimony before the Ways & Means Committee is available here.

🙋🏼‍♂️Rep. Andrew Garbarino: New York’s 2nd Congressional District 🗽

“The Inflation Reduction Act was a heavily flawed bill that included various provisions our conference rightly opposed. At the same time, the energy tax credits that were included in this bill have proven to be incredibly valuable when it comes to incentivizing domestic investment, creating jobs, and securing American energy independence. Should these credits be repealed, the United States will have invested countless tax dollars into energy development, all for the benefits to never be realized.”

“Further, these credits have been immensely helpful in providing industry certainty, which is paramount when it comes to longterm planning, capital allocation, and attracting domestic investment in the energy sector. For example, in the State of Missouri, these credits stand to provide up to $10.7 billion in direct investment, $18.9 billion in total economic activity, and over three thousand jobs. “

DC CleanTech Note: Garbarino’s testimony (full text available here) was a masterclass in persuasion. He casually dropped eye-popping jobs and investment figures that the IRA would bring to Missouri (home state of Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith), Florida (home to Ways and Means Republicans Vern Buchanan, Greg Steube, and Aaron Bean), and Texas (home to Ways and Means Republicans Jodey Arrington, Beth Van Duyne, and Nathaniel Moran). We profiled Garbarino and the specific IRA tax credits that would mean the most to his constituents in the December issue.

🙋🏼‍♀️Rep. Jen Kiggans: Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District 🐎

“In Virginia alone, over $445 million in IRA-supported private investments have been announced, supporting over 250 jobs. That’s not to mention a new report showing that the combination of federal programs, clean energy tax credits, and clean energy investment will add $37 billion to the Commonwealth's economy by 2035.”

“It is important to note that the IRA’s clean energy tax credits have been traditionally bipartisan, with many being in existence in some form or fashion since the George W. Bush Administration, and others gaining bipartisan support when they were introduced as individual legislative proposals. I have seen the benefits of clean energy firsthand in my district through investments in offshore wind, which has not only brought significant economic gains and job growth but is also benefiting our U.S. Navy bases.”

“The bottom line is that in order to increase American energy dominance and bolster our domestic energy security, we need to onshore as much production and innovation as possible. These clean energy tax credits have helped to accomplish that goal.”

“At a time when energy demands continue to skyrocket, the repeal of these credits would have a significant negative impact on the United States’ ability to counter growing threats from the Chinese Communist Party’s activity in the energy sector.”

DC CleanTech Note: While she didn’t specify all the credits she supports (there appear to be several) Rep. Kiggans was one of the few Republicans to testify before Ways and Means to go to bat for offshore wind. It was fascinating (and instructive) to see the language she used to make the case, with a heavy emphasis on national security and competition with China, along with arguments related to the bipartisan history of the credits, and jobs and investment benefits. Her full testimony is available here. We did a deep dive on Kiggans and the IRA tax credits we expect her to support in our December issue.

🙋🏼‍♂️ Rep. Dan Newhouse: Washington’s 4th Congressional District (updated March 19, 2025)

“I believe that we need to consider a responsible and practical approach, particularly regarding anything that encourages and incentivizes new energy production. I believe it is our duty to be precise in how we address policies that are detrimental versus those that will address our crucial need for more energy. U.S. Electricity Demand is forecast to increase 16 percent by 2029, with the Pacific Northwest being one of the regions that is expecting the largest load growth. Because of this, I hope to continue seeing efforts to incentivize energy production and look forward to working with my colleagues to make more of it possible.”

DC CleanTech Note: Rep Newhouse is playing his cards close to his vest in terms of which tax credits he supports, and doesn’t even refer to the IRA by name. But it’s clear that this is what he’s referring to, and he takes an interesting approach by underscoring the recent reports of anticipated record electricity demand growth (especially in his region of the country) as a driver for being judicious with deciding which tax credits to cut and to take measures to incentivize more energy production. That makes sense - nobody wants to preside over rolling blackouts and higher electricity prices! Since he submitted his member day testimony, Rep. Newhouse also signed on to Rep. Garbarino’s March 9, 2025 IRA support letter to House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Jason Smith. Full text of his testimony is available here on page 40.

🚗Tier 3: I’m not going to say it, but you can probably guess: Two Reps are dropping major hints that they’ll support the 30D Clean Vehicle tax credit.

🙋🏻‍♂️Rep. Buddy Carter: Georgia’s 1st Congressional District 🍑

“It has been a nearly universal policy goal to attract more investment in the U.S., build more in the U.S., and secure our supply chains from the whims of bad actors, like China. We should take a careful look at what existing tax credits support those policy goals and support manufacturing in the United States. It’s been said many times, but approach should be with a “scalpel and not a sledgehammer.”

“While a variety of credits were in the partisan IRA or modified by the law, many of them either existed prior to the law or already had bipartisan support but were thrown into a partisan package.”

“Manufacturing projects have started in communities across the country, bringing thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investments. This is exactly the kind of growth that will make America more competitive, secure, and great again. We must ensure that our policies continue to do that, and that we do not jeopardize the economic future of those communities that have invested in these projects.” Full text available here.

DC CleanTech Note: Carter’s suggestion to support the tax credits that embrace the goals of domestic manufacturing and safeguarding supply chains from China could be perceived to be a defense of the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credit and the 30D Clean Vehicle tax credit - the only IRA tax credit with a Foreign Entities of Concern Provision baring vehicles from eligibility if they contain Chinese battery components or minerals.

Carter previously conveyed his interest in running for the Georgia Senate seat currently held by John Ossoff in 2026. Given the massive state-wide investments in the EV, battery, and solar manufacturing sectors, a vote against the IRA provisions that incentivized billions of dollars of investment and created and sustained thousands of jobs in Georgia could be politically costly. We covered the tax credits that Carter may support in our December issue.

🙋🏽‍♂️Rep. John James: Michigan’s 10th Congressional District 🚗

I’m thrilled that the House, along with President Trump, have made the elimination of job-killing EV mandates a priority. However, I ask that you proceed with caution when looking to address provisions of the IRA that have incentivized the onshoring of the future of automotive jobs, which brought billions of dollars in US investments and thousands of jobs created right here. While the bulk of the IRA is damaging policy, we must not neglect the sector-wide energy tax provisions that manufacturers and job creators in my district rely on. We stand to lose too many American jobs.

Full testimony available here

DC CleanTech Note: James’ testimony is an example of the tightrope that some Republicans in major auto producing states states are trying to walk. The MI-10 is set to benefit from the jobs and investments the EV transition will bring. The district is home to GM’s Tech Center - it’s primary design and engineering facility that employs thousands. Stellantis recently committed to investing an additional $333.1 million in James’ district to produce the future electrified Jeep Wagoneer and the 2025 Ram 1500 electric truck. GM has invested $4 billion to build EVs at the Orion Assembly Plant, employing 345 people - just a 15 min drive from James’ district. But the EV transition has been a political target for President Trump and the right, and the idea of EV mandates (which don’t exist, by the way) is deeply unpopular. Reading into James’ remarks about supporting the onshoring of automotive jobs, I’d say he’s a supporter of the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credit, as well as the 30D Clean Vehicle tax credit which contains domestic content and anti-China sourcing provisions.

Two additional and important points: First, James is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. And while it’s not a tax writing committee, it can make its voice heard - particularly regarding where cuts in energy and healthcare spending will come from to offset spending on the extension of Trump’s 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act. Second, and perhaps more importantly, James has statewide ambitions. He ran for Senate in 2018 and in 2020, when he narrowly lost to incumbent Democrat Gary Peters. He is also reportedly interested in making a run at the Governor’s mansion. It’s very hard to run for statewide office in Michigan if you take votes that hurt the massive investments automakers have made to transition to EVs and put the jobs associated with those investments at risk.

Tier 4: I’ll Tell you Exactly what I Want: These Reps don’t beat around the bush. They provide specifics on the tax credits they’ll go to bat for.

🙋‍♀️Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks: Iowa’s 1st Congressional District 🌽

I want to highlight five tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act that are already driving transformative investments in American energy:

The Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z). This credit is critical for agricultural states like Iowa. It is accelerating the deployment of low-carbon transportation fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel produced from Iowa-grown feedstocks. In 2021, Iowa was the top producer of ethanol in the U.S., generating over 4.4 billion gallons.

The Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (45X). This credit is powering a resurgence in domestic clean energy manufacturing, including in Republican districts. From wind turbine blades to solar panels to battery components, 45X is helping the U.S. build resilient supply chains and reduce dependence on foreign imports from countries like China.

The Carbon Oxide Sequestration Credit (45Q). This credit is driving innovation in carbon capture, a technology that enjoys broad bipartisan support because of its potential to reduce emissions while supporting American energy production.

45Y and 48E Clean Electricity Production and Investment credits. The IRA brought in a wave of new investment by expanding the scope of these long-standing credits to make them tech-neutral, designed to evolve with the energy industry over the long term. These credits helped Iowa become the first state to generate 40% of its electricity from wind power in 2019, and they will continue to incentivize investments across all energy sectors moving forward. Full text of her testimony is available here

DC CleanTech Note: Woohoo! We went 5 for 5 in our December prediction of which IRA tax credits that Miller-Meeks would support!

🙋🏻‍♂️Rep. Rich McCormick: Georgia’s 7th Congressional District 🍑

“ I support extending the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit. Policies like the 45X tax credit are vitally important for our manufacturing industry's continued global competitiveness. Manufacturing companies, such as a battery manufacturer in my district, would benefit significantly as they compete against Chinese-made products “ Full text of his testimony is available here

DC CleanTech Note: That makes two Georgia Republicans that support 45X - no shock given the billions of battery manufacturing investment in the state.

🙋🏽‍♂️Rep. Wesley Hunt: Texas’ 38th Congressional District 🤠

“ I’d also like to strongly advocate for the 45-Q tax credit that allows oil and gas companies to invest in carbon capture and sequestration. 45Q is one of the best tax credits the federal government provides that allows energy companies to innovate for the future. For example, due in large part to 45-Q, the energy industry has reduced America’s carbon footprint immensely. But more importantly, they can utilize the captured carbon for what’s known as “Enhanced Oil Recovery,” which has resulted in the highest oil recovery efficiency in over 100 years. To put it another way, 45-Q is responsible for one of the largest innovative technologies in the oil and gas industry since hydraulic fracturing was invented. I would like to thank the Ways and Means Committee for giving me the opportunity to speak about these vital issues for Americans.” Full text of the testimony is available here

DC CleanTech Note: No surprise to see a Houston area Rep. support 45Q, a popular bipartisan tax credit that has a longer history but was made far more lucrative by the IRA.

🙋🏼‍♂️ Rep. Morgan Griffith: Virginia’s 9th District (Updated March 19, 2025)

Finally, I would also like to offer my support for a proposal that Congresswoman Carol Miller of West Virginia led in the 118th Congress that would have extended the 45Q Carbon Capture tax credit to methane captured in coal mines. In the 9th District of Virginia there are coal mines that must be flushed with methane for the safety of the miners. Companies in Central and Southern Appalachia have developed technologies to remove and capture methane directly from mines. I have witnessed mine methane capture technology firsthand in Buchannan County, Virginia. I believe that extending the 45Q tax credit to methane captured in mining operations would be good for the environment, worker safety, and energy production.

DC CleanTech Note: Rep Griffith probably wouldn’t love being characterized as “going to bat for the IRA”. And to be fair, this is a bit of a stretch. But he clearly supports 45Q to the extent that he wants to expand the credit to include methane captured in mining operations, which seems logical, particularly given methane’s outsized greenhouse warming potential as compared to Co2.

🙋🏼‍♂️Rep. Jeff Van Drew: New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District

“We’ve been blessed with the resources to power both our nation and much of the world, yet we’re watching energy costs skyrocket because of failed policies that tie our hands and empower our adversaries. This bill should advance energy independence by unlocking domestic oil and gas production, while also empowering proven renewable energy sources like nuclear power. Maintaining the 45U tax credit for existing nuclear plants is essential to preserving and strengthening this clean, reliable energy source, which already supplies nearly 20% of the nation’s electricity and more than half of our carbon-free energy. “

DC CleanTech note: We all knew it wasn’t going to be for offshore wind 😆

🙋🏼‍♂️Rep. Randy Weber: Texas’ 14th Congressional District 🤠 (updated March 19, 2025)

Hydrogen will play a critical role in the future energy economy and energy security of the United States and key policies like section 45V will support development of this nascent industry. Southeast Texas is the site of the Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub (HyVelocity H2Hub). The hub will create approximately 45,000 direct jobs-35,000 in construction jobs and 10,000 permanent jobs. Projects in the HyVelocity H2Hub are supported by key tax policies like the 45V hydrogen production tax credit, which is critical to the success of these projects and the new jobs and investment they will bring. Section 45V and the Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub will help kickstart the clean hydrogen economy with its plans for large-scale hydrogen production through both natural gas with carbon capture and renewables powered electrolysis, leveraging the Gulf Coast region's abundant renewable energy and natural gas supply to drive down the cost of hydrogen-a crucial step to achieving market liftoff.

The hydrogen industry also offers an opportunity for the oil and gas workforce to continue to use their skills and talents through retraining and workforce development initiatives, with the Department of Energy predicting that hydrogen production and utilization will drive creation of 100,000 new jobs by 2030.

President Trump has declared a National Energy Emergency where the U.S. is facing a "precariously inadequate and intermittent energy supply, and an increasingly unreliable grid" that threatens national security. To achieve our short-, mid- and longer-term goals, hydrogen needs to be a part of our energy mix. The hydrogen market is also growing at a rapid pace internationally.

DC CleanTech Note: Rep. Weber made an impassioned case for the 45V tax credit and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-backed HyVelocity Hydrogen Hub. The defense of 45V goes on for over a full page - you can read the entire letter here on page 54. It makes sense of course, given that hydrogen has long been produced and used by the petrochemicals industry along the Gulf Coast, and that those same players have bet big on clean hydrogen through investments like the HyVelocity Hub and elsewhere. It’s also worth noting that Rep. Weber sits on the influential Energy & Commerce Committee.

🙋🏼‍♂️ Rep. Don Bacon: Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District (Updated March 19, 2025)

President Trump recently declared a National Energy Emergency, releasing his energy agenda which includes a plan to unleash U.S. energy production, utilizing all available resources. The goal is to restore American prosperity and rebuild our Nation's economic and military security. I want to highlight tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that are already driving transformative investments in Nebraska and across the country. Nebraska companies have numerous projects in various stages of development utilizing IRA tax credits. Prematurely repealing energy tax credits, particularly those utilized to justify current investments, would undermine private investments and curtail ongoing development in Nebraska and across the country. A full repeal would create a worst-case scenario where billions of taxpayer dollars already spent and/or received would be wasted.

The following IRA Energy Credits are priorities in my district: Section 45Q: Credit for Carbon Sequestration, the Department of Energy (DOE) Carbon SAFE Program, Section 45Y: Technology Neutral Tax Credit for Production of Clean Electricity, Section 48E: Technology-Neutral Tax Credit for Investment in Facilities that Generate Clean Electricity and Qualified Storage Technologies, Section 45V: Qualified Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit. I would also like to highlight the "Adder Priorities": Section 48: Domestic Content, Section 48C: Advanced Energy Project Credit, and Sections 48(e) & 48(h): Low Income Communities Bonus Credit. Any efforts to significantly reduce, phase out or eliminate these IRA tax credits should include clear executable pathways to grandfather projects through continuous works or safe harboring to protect business investments already made and American tax dollars already spent.

DC CleanTech Note: We profiled Rep Bacon as a signatory to Rep. Garbarino’s first IRA defense letter in our January, 2025 edition. We predicted that he would go to bat for 48E, 45Y, 45V, and 45Q, but it was interesting to see his support for the 48C allocated credit (given that no projects in Nebraska self-disclosed a 48C award). Also interesting to see Rep. Bacon take a stand for the low income community and domestic content bonus credits under 48E and 45Y investment and production tax credits. That was the first time I’ve seen a member specifically call those out, though you could understand why constituents would support that stance. It was also worth flagging that Rep. Bacon doubled down and signed on to Rep. Garbarino’s March 9, 2025 IRA support letter to House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Jason Smith.

🙋🏼‍♂️ Rep. John Moolenaar: Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District (Updated March 19, 2025)

As you are aware, the green energy tax credits created in the Inflation Reduction Act include a loophole that our nation’s adversaries could use to their advantage. To curtail their benefits, I reintroduced the No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations Act (H.R. 524). This legislation would prohibit companies – based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – and their subsidiaries from receiving any of these tax incentives. Companies based in China are beholden to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and they should not benefit from incentives paid for by the American taxpayer.

DC CleanTech Note: To be clear, this should be a category of its own. Rep. Moolenaar doesn’t go to bat for tax credits, but he also doesn’t call for the IRA to be gutted. Instead, he argues for changing the IRA to ensure that tax credits do not benefit Chinese companies. There are already Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) provisions on the 30D Clean Vehicle tax credit, but the other IRA credits lack this feature which would only extend tax credits to entities that are not ultimately headquartered in China, Iran, Russia or North Korea, or use those countries for their supply chains.

I flag this here for two reasons: First, many Congressional Republicans (beyond the ones profiled here) will (behind closed doors) tell you that they support elements of the IRA or at least acknowledge that it will be extremely difficult to dismantle it now that it is providing jobs and businesses are investing as a result of it. But, second, there’s also a growing consensus among Republicans that the IRA tax credits that do survive reconciliation should be subjected to a FEOC provision to accomplish several policy priorities, including:

Providing pay-fors for Tax Cuts and Jobs Act spending
Ensuring U.S. tax dollars don’t benefit China and its companies, and
Providing a strong investment signal to companies to bring those critical supply chains to the United States, providing energy security and jobs benefits.

There can be many flavors of FEOC, ranging from lax to extremely stringent, and the ulitmate result is still TBD. But Rep. Moolenaar’s role in this shouldn’t be taken lightly. He is the Chair of the China Select Committee and he and his staff have put a ton of thought into this.

Government Financing: January’s Awards

The federal government opened the floodgates in just the first 17 days of January, unleashing more than $74.5 billion 🤑 in clean tech funding. This is the largest month of funding we’ve tracked, eclipsing the $57.5 billion of grants, loans, and conditional commitments announced in December, 2024. Here’s the comprehensive rundown of the sectors and recipients that were funded in January:

⚡️LPO: $23 billion for eight loan conditional commitments which, if finalized, would finance transmission, clean generation, energy storage, grid modernization, and gas pipeline investments. The projects receiving conditional commitments are:

$3.52 billion to PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving six western states, to help finance several transmission projects in Idaho, Oregon and Utah.
$1.64 billion to DTE Gas Company to update natural gas main and service distribution lines.
$7.17 billion to DTE Electric to finance significant generation and battery storage.
$3 billion to Alliant Energy subsidiaries to finance the addition of 2,000 MW of clean energy generation and storage in Iowa and Wisconsin.
$5.23 billion to Consumers Energy, a subsidiary of CMS Energy, to finance solar and wid generation, battery storage, virtual power plant projects, and the replacement of legacy natural gas pipelines.
$716 million to Jersey Central Power and Light Company to help upgrade and expand transmission infrastructure to acccomodate planned generation in New Jersey to meet growing demand.
$1.6 billion to AEP Transmission Company to finance reconductoring or rebuilding of almost 5,000 miles of transmission lines in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.

⚡️LPO: $15 billion closed loan to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to support a portfolio of projects to expand hydropower generation and abttery storage, upgrade transmission capacity through reconductoring and grid enhancing technologies, and enable virtual power plants throughout PG&E’s service area.

🚗 DOE LPO: $6.57 billion closed loan to Rivian to finance the development an construction of an EV manufacturing facility in Georgia.
⚡️🪨🏭Treasury and IRS: $6 billion in tax credit allocations fo the second round of 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credits. Of the $6 billion awarded, 22 companies representing $1 billion in awards across 17 states voluntarily disclosed information about the projects that would benefit from the 48C tax credits, including:

Ardent Process Technologies: $3.1 million credit allocation to produce advanced membranes for CO2 capture of industrial flue gas in New Castle, Delaware.
AtmosZero, Inc.: $24.3 million credit allocation to produce modular, scalable air sourced steam generating heat pumps in Loveland, Colorado.
Epsilon Advanced Materials Inc.: $115.5 million in credit allocations to produce active anode material for U.S. battery manufacturers in Leland, North Carolina.
Framatome Inc.: $3.4 million credit allocations to produce nuclear fuel assemblies in Richland, Washington.
Framatome Inc.: $1 million in credit allocation to produce components for nuclear reactors in Lynchburg, Virginia.
General Matter, Inc.: $90 million credit allocation to add manufacturing capacity for uranium enrichment to serve nuclear energy in Plymouth, Washington.
GlassPoint, Inc.: $167 million in credit allocation to deploy concentrated solar power with thermal energy storage at an industrial facility in Trona, California.
Gunnison Copper - Nuton (fka Excelsior-Nuton): $13.8 credit allocation to produce grade A copper cathode in Dragoon, Arizona, to serve electrical vehicle and solar technology manufacturers and the defense sector.
Hydro Aluminum: $17 million credit allocation to produce recycled aluminum in Henderson, Kentucky.
Hyosung HICO, Ltd.: $11.4 million credit allocation to produce large power transformers in Memphis, Tennessee.
LANXESS Corporation: $1.1 million credit allocation to produce to battery-grade PCl3, essential for producing a critical battery component in electric vehicle (EV) batteries and energy storage systems, in Charleston, South Carolina.
Michelin North America: $12.8 million credit allocation to upgrade and decarbonize an industrial facility producing synthetic rubber for tires, liquid fuel binder for NASA rocket fuel in Louisville, Kentucky.
OnePlanet Solar Recycling: $14.5 million credit allocation to construct a state-of-the-art solar module recycling facility that will produce glass, aluminum, copper and silicon for reintroduction into domestic supply chains in Cove Springs, Florida.
Permascand USA Inc.: $13.6 million credit allocation to produce high-efficiency electrodes for use in hydrogen production in Houston, Texas.
Proton Energy Systems, Inc. d/b/a Nel Hydrogen US: $29.4 credit allocation to produce electrolier stacks for electrolyzers in Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan
Puraglobe HL Tampa, LLC: $64.8 million credit allocation to produce sustainable base oils in Tampa, Florida to serve the American automotive and industrial sector.
Stark Compression, LLC, a Stark Tech business: $1.9 million credit allocation to produce equipment to process renewable natural gas from methane from landfills and biogas facilities in Tonawanda, New York.
Sublime Systems: $46.7 million credit allocation to produce Highly Decarbonized Cement in Holoyoke, Massachusetts.
Syrah Technologies LLC: $164.5 million credit allocation to produce natural graphite active anode material in Vidalia, Louisiana to supply the lithium-ion battery supply chain
The Solaray Corporation: $15 million credit allocation to construct a processing and recycling facility for solar modules to produce critical materials, including aluminum and cooper, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Vitro Flat Glass LLC: $67.6 million credit allocation to produce patterned glass lites for solar photovoltaic modules in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Westinghouse Electric Company: $72.6 million credit allocation to manufacture advanced nuclear fuel assemblies in Hopkins, South Carolina to serve the domestic nuclear energy industry.

⚡️USDA PACE and New ERA: $6 billion in clean energy investments through the USDA Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to support thousands of jobs, lower electricity costs for businesses and families, and reduce climate pollution by millions of tons each year.

USDA provided more than $5.49 billion in New ERA grants and loans to finance 28 clean energy projects in 21 states. Rural electric cooperatives receiving funding include:
- Inside Passage Electric Cooperative
- Great River Energy
- Seven States Power Corp
- 1803 Electric Cooperative Inc.,
- Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc.,
- Basin Electric Power Cooperative
- Blue Earth-Nicollet-Fairbault Cooperative Electric Association
- Buckeye Power Inc.,
- Central Electric Power Cooperative Inc.,
- Chickasaw Electric Cooperative,
- Concordia Electric Cooperative Inc.,
- Dakota Electric Association,
- East Central Energy,
- East Kentucky Power Cooperative,
- Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative Association Inc.,
- Fox Islands Cooperative,
- Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association,
- Grand Valley Rural Power Lines Inc.,
- Inland Power and Light Company,
- Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Inc.,
- Lake Country Power,
- Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association Inc.,
- Mountain Parks Electric Inc.,
- Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative,
- Pointe Coupee Electric Membership Corporation,
- San Miguel Power Association Inc.,
- Stearns Cooperative Electric Association,
- Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
USDA provided $565 million in partially forgivable loans to finance 26 clean energy projects in 17 states. Organizations receiving funding are:
- The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
- Tri-County KY Affordable Solar LLC
- Electric City ESS LLC
- Algona Affordable Solar LLC,
- Carmi Affordable Solar LLC,
- Carroll White Rural Electric Membership Corporation,
- Clay Creek Energy LLC,
- Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana,
- Fort Morgan Solar LLC,
- HCE Collier Solar LLC,
- HCE Mountain Run Solar LLC,
- Highland Affordable Solar LLC,
- Holocene Oaklands Solar LLC,
- Metropolis Affordable Solar LLC,
- Paw Paw Affordable Solar LLC,
- Petoskey Affordable Solar LLC,
- Powder River Energy Corporation,
- Rantoul Affordable Solar LLC,
- River Song Solar LLC,
- South Haven Affordable Solar LLC,
- St. Louis MI Affordable Solar LLC,
- TPI Natural,
- Tutuilla Solar LLC,
- West Grand Ridge Solar LLC
- Yakama Power.

⚡️DOE LPO: $1.81 billion loan guarantee conditional commitment to Arizona Public Service Company, the largest electric utility in Arizona. The loan guarantee would help finance APS’ investments into several new or upgraded transmission projects, renewable power generation, and grid-integrated energy storage systems.
⚡️DOE LPO: $1.76 billion conditional commitment for a loan guarantee to GEM A-CAES LLC to finance 4000 MWh/500 MW of long duration energy storage via an advanced compressed air energy storage system.

🌽DOE LPO: $1.67 billion closed loan to Montana Renewables to finance the expansion of a renewable fuels facility in Great Falls, Montana to produce sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, and renewable naphtha.

ⒽDOE LPO: $1.6 billion closed loan guarantee to Plug Power to help finance the construction of up to six facilities across several states that will produce clean hydrogen utilizing the company’s own electrolyzer technology.

🪨DOE LPO: $1.36 billion conditional commitment to a subsidiary of EnergySource Minerals LLC (ESM), for a direct loan of up to $1.36 billion to finance the construction of a facility in Imperial County, California, to produce lithium hydroxide from geothermal brine. The facility is expected to produce up to 20,000 metric tons of lithium hydroxide annually, enough for approximately 52 GWh of lithium-ion batteries per year.

🪨DOE LPO: $1.26 billion conditional commitment or a loan guarantee to Michigan Potash. If finalized, the loan will help finance the construction of a potash solution mine and processing plant in Osceola County, Michigan, to produce approximately 800,000 tons per year of fertilizer-grade muriate of potash and about 1 million tons per year of salt. The project is expected to create, at its peak, 1,400 full-time equivalent union construction jobs and 200 ongoing operations jobs.

☢️GSA: More than $1 billion to Constellation Energy for a 10-year power purchase agreement of nuclear energy.

🪨DOE LPO: $996 million closed loan guarantee to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC to develop a domestic supply of lithium carbonate for EV batteries from the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Ⓗ DOE OCED: $925 million for the Heartland Hydrogen Hub, $20 million in Phase 1. The Hub is determining proposed locations across the Heartland region of Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Located in a region known for agricultural production, mineral mining, and energy production, the Hub plans to produce commercial-scale quantities of clean hydrogen that would be used for American-made, low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer, increasing fertilizer supply in the region and lowering costs for farmers.

Ⓗ DOE OCED: $750 million, $18 million in phase 1, to the Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Hub (MACH2). The Hub plans to develop hydrogen production facilities using both established and innovative electrolyzer technologies, which could help reduce costs and drive further technology adoption.

⚡️🚌DOE LPO $705.1 million conditional commitment for a loan guarantee to Zum Energy Geo. If finalized, the loan would help finance the deployment of Battery-Electric Buses, seventeen charging lots, bi-directional chargers, and associated transportation, charge management, and virtual power plant software. The project will be deployed in at least thirteen public school districts in eight states.

⚡️🚗DOT FHWA: $635 million in grants to 49 projects to deploy EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure. The funded projects will deploy more than 11,500 EV charging ports and hydrogen and natural gas fueling infrastructure across 27 States, four Federally Recognized Tribes, and the District of Columbia.

☀️🔋DOE LPO: $584.5 million closed loan guarantee loan guarantee to subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power Inc., a leading provider of energy storage solutions in North America. The loan guarantee will finance a solar PV system with an integrated battery energy storage system and three stand-alone BESS projects across Puerto Rico.

🏭DOE OCED: $500 million in total federal cost share, $10 million to begin Phase 1 activities, to Century Aluminum Company to build a new primary aluminum smelter that would double the size of the current U.S. primary aluminum industry while avoiding an estimated 75% of emissions from a traditional smelter due to its state-of-the-art, energy-efficient design.

☀️🔋DOE LPO: $489.4 million conditional commitment for a loan guarantee to a subsidiary of Pattern Energy Group for three stand-alone BESS in the municipalities of Arecibo (50 MW/200 MWh), and Santa Isabel (50 MW /200 MWh and 80 MW/320 MW), and a 70 MW-ac solar PV system with an integrated BESS in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
☀️🔋DOE LPO: $289.7 million closed loan guarantee to Sunwealth to finance the deployment of up to 1,000 solar PV systems and BESS located primarily at commercial and industrial facilities and integrated across up to 27 states.

🏭DOE OCED: $270 million, $800,000 in phase 1, to Wieland North America Recycling to expand its U.S. recycling capacity and capabilities through significant investments into advanced state-of-the-art copper scrap metal processing technology in Shelbyville, KY.

🏭DOE OCED: $189 million in total federal cost share, $8.7 million in phase 1, to Brimstone to construct a first-of a-kind commercial-scale demonstration plant that would annually produce an estimated 103,000 metric tons of decarbonized industry standard Ordinary Portland Cement, supplementary cementitious materials, and smelter grade alumina, a critical mineral.

⚡️🌽USDA REAP and HBIIP: $180 million for 586 projects in 42 states, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP).

⚡️DOE ARPA-E: $147 million for 49 projects aimed at developing disruptive and ambitious technologies that advance America’s energy future. The complete list of awardees is available here.

🏭DOE OCED: $145 million in total federal funding, $700,000 in phase 1, to Skyven Technologies to partner with manufacturing facilities across multiple manufacturing sectors in the United States, starting with the Western New York Energy facility in Medina, NY, to pioneer a process-heat-as-a-service model.

🏭DOE EERE: $136 million for 66 selected projects to develop transformational technologies across America's Critical Industrial Sectors, including chemical and fuels, iron and steel, food and beverage, building and infrastructure, forest products, and industrial pre-FEED studies.

☀️DOE LPO: $133.6 million conditional commitment for a loan guarantee to a subsidiary of Infinigen for a 32.1 MW-ac solar PV system with an integrated 14.45 MW (4.76 MWh) BESS, and a co-located, standalone 50 MW (200 MWh) BESS expansion in Puerto Rico.

🏭 DOE FECM: $101 million for five projects to support the development of CO2 capture, removal, and conversion test centers for cement manufacturing facilities and power plants. Selected awardees are:

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Holcim US
Southern Company Services, Inc.
University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center
University of Wyoming

⚡️🚛DOE EERE: $68 million to design, develop, and demonstrate innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging sites near key ports, distribution hubs, and major corridors. The selectees are:

$20 million: Terawatt Infrastructure
$26 million: Greenlane Infrastructure
$22 million: Utah State University, Logan

🏭DOE OCED: $56.6 million in total federal funding, $700,000 to begin Phase 1, to Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. to rebuild one furnace at the O-I Glass facility in Zanesville, OH. This project aims to reduce carbon intensity by 20-40% compared to glass produced on a baseline furnace.

🪨 DOE FECM: $45 million for six universities to create regional consortia to accelerate the development of critical mineral and materials supply chains including novel nonfuel carbon-based products from secondary and unconventional feedstocks.

🚗 DOT/DOE Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: $43 million for 15 projects in 23 states to expand access to electrified mobility options for individuals without home charging; Accelerate opportunities for fleet electrification; and Mature the implementation of managed charging systems to mitigate impacts and optimize usage of the grid.

☢️ DOE ARPA-E: $40 million for 11 projects to pursue transmutation technologies that would reduce the impact of used nuclear fuel (UNF) in permanent storage facilities. Awarded projects include:

$7 million: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) for Liquid Lead Suspended Fuel Subcritical Fission Blanket for Nuclear Waste Transmutation
$3.24 million: ANL for Nb3Sn Proton Driver Linac for Accelerator Driven Systems
$1.9 million Electric Power Research Institute for a Techno-Economic Assessment of Transmutation Impact on Minimizing disposal Expenditure
$2.6 million: Oak Ridge National Laboratory for an artificial intelligence-powered beam stabilization and trip mitigation system
$2.6 million: Energy OMEGA-P R&D for Compact deuteron accelerator to produce neutrons for transmutation of used nuclear fuel
$4.03 million: Shine Technologies for developing an innovative approach to reduce used nuclear fuel and the disposal impact through its Recover Elements - Destroy Undesirables - Create Energy (REDUCE) method.
$2,295 million: The Research Foundation for the State University of New York for a technical approach to achieving attractive ads economics based on near-term high current cyclotrons.
$3.957 million: Jefferson Science Associates for High-Efficiency Continuous-Wave RF Sources for High-Power Particle Accelerators

🌽DOE ARPA-E: $38 million for 9 projects to develop new technologies to reduce ethanol-related emissions while lowering farmers’ operating costs. Selectees are:

$3.8 million: Texas A&M Agrilife Research
$5 million: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
$5.5 million: University of Wisconsin-Madison
$2 million: Switch Bioworks
$3 million: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
$5.6 million: Danforth Plant Science Center
$5.6 million: New York University
$5.4 million: Colorado State University
$2.5 million: University of Tennessee

🪨 DOE FECM: $32 million for 12 projects that will advance cost effective and environmentally responsible processes to produce and refine critical minerals and materials here in the United States.

⚡️DOE EERE: $32 million for for six selected pilot projects that will support new load growth through grid-edge innovations and the ability of energy providers to right-size grid investments for future load growth. Selected awardees are:

$5.3 million: Beneficial Electrification League to advance a nationally scalable approach for building load management.
$5.9 million: Purdue University to demonstrate pathways for rural electric membership cooperatives to improve energy efficiency and resilience in the face of new load growth
$6 million to Pacific Gas & Electric to address the growing electric demand and distribution capacity challenges in residential units, businesses and industry in the city of San Jose and in the Fresno County.
$3.2 million to One Energy Enterprises to pioneer a community charging depot for medium- and heavy-duty truck fleets.
$5.9 million to Baltimore Gas and Electric to unlock grid-aware managed charging functionality using a multi-faceted distributed energy resource management system.
$6 million to EV.Energy to demonstrate and validate smart charge management solutions in five diverse utility territories across five different states.

⚡️Millennium Challenge Corporation: $27 million threshhold grant agreement to modernize the electricity sector and bolster resilience to Mauritania

🏭 DOE OTT and OCED: $18.6 million to 3 lab consortiums to accelerate industrial demonstration efforts through enhanced stakeholder collaboration to address critical technology adoption risks.

🏭DOE FECM: $14 million for four projects that will advance large-scale conversion of CO2 emissions into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products. Selected projects include:

$5.9 million: Dioxide Materials Inc.
$1.2 million: Terraforma Carbon LLC
$911,325: Thiozen Inc.
$6 million Twelve Benefit Corp

⚡️DOE OCED: $10.8 million for Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas:

$4.9 million to the Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative to install a battery energy storage system at the Ravalli Electric Cooperative’s Woodside Substation, which serves Pinesdale and Victor, MT
$3.9 million to Path Company to install 1 MW of solar photovoltaic and upgrade 25 facilities with energy efficient LED lighting at East Central Community College in Mississippi.
$3 million in phase 1 activities to the Community Health Access to Resilient Green Energy (CHARGE) Partnership project to install solar, battery storage, and microgrid controller systems at approximately 125 community health centers across the Southeast

🗑️DOE EERE: $6.9 million in projects to support effective community waste-to-energy strategies for local transportation needs

🌽DOE EERE: $6 million for three projects that will advance biofuel development and support U.S. leadership in energy and emissions innovation. The following companies were selected:

Air Company Holdings—Biogenic Carbon Dioxide to Drop-in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Erg Bio Inc.—Demonstration of the ASPIRE Feedstock Flexible Biomass Deconstruction and Conversion Technology at the Pre-pilot Scale
Terragia Biofuels—Continuous Conversion of Corn Stover to Ethanol Using Engineered Thermophilic Bacteria.

🏭 DOE EERE: $3.6 million to six organizations to join the Industrial Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Decarbonization Collaborative, helping to develop and expand existing programs that support the American workforce and provide more paths into the industrial sector.

⚡️EPA: $2.4 million in funding to 24 small businesses for the development of environmental technologies.

DOE AMMTO: $1.5 million to 10 teams to identify, prepare, and develop innovative ways to extend the lifetimes of products or parts via reusing, repairing, refurbishing, remanufacturing, or repurposing (“Re-X”) before pursuing recycling.

🪵DOE EERE: $1.3 million in Phase II funding for three projects to accelerate wood heater innovation and develop the next generation of efficient and clean wood heaters

💦DOE EERE: $800,000 for eight projects that support incubator or accelerator programs that enable entrepreneurship, accelerate hydropower and marine energy innovation, and support business creation and growth across the United States.

Government Financing: January’s Opportunities

💰The federal government announced more than $937 million in new clean tech funding opportunities in January. Here’s the comprehensive rundown:

🚢 DOT MARAD: $450 million for the Port Infrastructure Development Program. Applications are due by April 30, 2025. Eligible projects include environmental and emissions mitigation measures, including projects for:

Port electrification or electrification master planning;

harbor craft or equipment replacements or retrofits;
development of port or terminal microgrids;
provision of idling reduction infrastructure;
purchase of cargo handling equipment and related infrastructure;
worker training to support electrification technology;
installation of port bunkering facilities from ocean-going vessels for fuels;
electric vehicle charging or hydrogen refueling infrastructure for drayage
and medium or heavy-duty trucks and locomotives that service the port
and related grid upgrades; or
other related port activities, including charging infrastructure, electric
rubber-tired gantry cranes, and anti-idling technologies.

🏭 DOE FECM: $100 million for large-scale conversion of carbon emissions captured from industrial operations and power plants into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products. The application deadline is April 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

🚗 DOE EERE: $88 million for projects that will seek innovative transportation solutions for on- and off-road vehicles. Concept Papers are due by April 1, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ET and Full Applications are due by June 18, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ET.

⚡️DOE OCED: $31 million to validate in operational conditions new energy technology components or systems to be integrated in larger-scale energy projects. This funding, part of OCED’s Pilot-scale Rapid Operational Validation of key Energy Infrastructure Technologies (PROVE IT) program, aims to support small businesses as they innovate clean energy technologies. Step 1 of applications are due by April 7, 2025, at 5 p.m., ET, with step 2 deadline to follow early June 2025.

🌋DOE ARPA-E: $30 million to increase geothermal power production by unlocking superhot reservoirs deep within the Earth. Concept Paper Submission Deadline: 2/19/2025 9:30 AM ET

⚡️DOE ARPA-E: $30 million to increase grid resiliency under dynamic conditions. Concept Paper Submission Deadline: 2/14/2025 9:30 AM ET

⚡️DOE GDO: $28 million through the Collaborations Advancing Rapid Load Additions (CARLA) Program to accelerate deployment of critical infrastructure that supports significant electricity demand driven by data center expansion and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, domestic manufacturing growth, and electrification. Full application submissions are due Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5 PM ET.

🌱DOE ARPA-E: $25 million to Advance the U.S. Aquaculture Industry for Biomass Production in the Deep Ocean. Concept Papers are due 2/13/2025 9:30 AM ET

🌽DOE EERE: $23 million to support research and development (R&D) of domestic chemicals and fuels from biomass and waste resources. Required concept papers are due by 5:00 pm ET, on March 14, 2025, and the full application deadline is 5:00 pm ET, on May 30, 2025

☀️DOE EERE: $20 million total, $1 - $4 million for up to 10 awards for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects in crystalline silicon (c-Si) module technology, cadmium telluride (CdTe) module technology, and non-module hardware technology. For-profit organizations are encouraged to apply. Mandatory concept paper is due March 21, 2025, by 5 p.m. ET.

🌋DOE EERE: $19 million to expand regional geothermal data. Funding will support partnerships to identify regional data gaps and prioritize, plan, and execute geothermal data collection and dissemination activities. The ultimate aim is to incentivize and stimulate follow-up geothermal exploration and development activities. Concept papers are encouraged and due February 24, 2025, with full applications due April 22, 2025.

🌽DOE ARPA-E: $15 million to Develop New Technologies for Bioenergy Crop Genetic Engineering. Full Application Submission Deadline: 3/4/2025 9:30 AM ET

☢️ DOE NE: $13 million to industry through a new Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Shared Grant Program. The competitive funding opportunity will help to defray the cost of licensing fees for first movers attempting to bring advanced reactors to market. Subject to appropriations, the funding opportunity will be open for a period of five years with up to $50 million available. Applications are due on April 8, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. ET.

💻DOE MESC: $13 million in funding available for states, as well as state-funded universities and technical and community colleges, to ensure that smart manufacturing technologies and high-performance computing (HPC) resources are accessible to domestic manufacturing firms. An informational webinar on the State Manufacturing Leadership Program funding opportunity will be held on Wednesday January 29, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Full applications are due on Monday April 21, 2025, by 3:00 p.m. ET.

♻️ DOE EERE: $12.5 million to establish a multi-year effort to accelerate the deployment of technologies to improve product and material circularity in support of secure and sustainable supply chains. The envisioned accelerator will conduct system-level analyses and facilitate collaboration across industries to catalyze learning and increase the impact of Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) investments. Prior to submitting a full application for this opportunity, a concept paper is due on March 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. EST.

☢️DOE SC: $11 million for Research, Development, and Training in Isotope Production. Pre-Applications are due February 17, 2025. Submission Deadline for Applications: April 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET

🌱DOE EERE: $10 million for high-impact research and development focused on algae system cultivation and preprocessing, with a focus on maximizing algal system yield. EERE plans to distribute multiple financial assistance awards in the form of cooperative agreements lasting between 18 months to three years. Required concept papers are due by 5:00 pm ET, on February 21, 2025, and the full application deadline is 5:00 pm ET, on May 15, 2025.

💨DOE EERE: $7.1 million for an offshore wind tribal capacity accelerator to support Tribal capacity to engage in offshore wind energy decision-making, planning, and regulatory processes. Deadline for submission is April 1, 2025.

💨DOE EERE: $6.25 million to industry and academia to generate scientific data that can enable the design and development of cost-effective, high-performance large commercial wind turbines. Proposal submissions are due March 17, 2025

🏭DOE EERE: $4.8 million for the Industrial Energy Storage Systems Prize, a challenge seeking cost-effective energy storage solutions that can support an industrial facility’s thermal or electric energy needs. Applications for Phase 1 of the Industrial Energy Storage Systems Prize are due April 29, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET.

Visit the Industrial Energy Storage Prize website to learn how to apply and register for an informational webinar on Jan. 28, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET.

⚡️DOE EERE: $600,000 for HBCU teams to develop an educational program to be hosted on their campus during a summer or academic break. Phase 1 submissions are due February 27, 2025

⚡️DOD ESTCP: The DOD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) released its FY2026 Funding Solicitation. You can view the Funding Opportunities Webinar here. Pre-proposals is March 6, 2025 by 2:00 p.m. ET. Average project demonstration lengths are 2-3 years and annual costs can range form $200,00-$400,000/year, though those are just averages and actual funding amounts vary widely. The annual ESTCP budget is roughly $4billion/year. Solicitation topic areas include:

Building-scale water reuse technology solutions
Digital tools for microgrid design, acquisition, and lifecycle management
Energy resilience for DOD installations
Solutions to improve energy efficiency and performance of DOD Buildings
Systematic approach to window retrofits in DOD Buildings
Demonstration and deployment of innovative technologies that enhance the energy and water security of DOD buildings