Job Data a ‘Wild Card’ for Those Seeking Clean Energy Bonus Tax Credit

The landscape of communities eligible for a 10% bonus tax credit for clean energy projects could change depending on the economic outlook each year. It leaves some in the clean energy industry worried if projects in the works will make the cut.

Some developers will have to make decisions on the timing of a project without knowing for certain if the project will be in a community that’s eligible for the credit boost when unemployment data is updated.

The unemployment numbers are “reset every year based on last year’s data, and I think it’s the reset and timing ...