Emily Pontecorvo

New York

Staff Writer at Heatmap News

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Articles

The Senate Bill’s Anti-China Clean Energy Killer

1 week ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

In the House’s version of Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act Republicans proposed denying tax credits to clean energy companies whose supply chains contained any ties — big or small — to China. The rules were so administratively and logistically difficult, industry leaders said, that they were effectively the same as killing the tax credits altogether. Now the Senate is out with a different proposal that, at least on its face, seems to be more flexible and easier to comply with.
The Senate GOP’s Seismic Overhaul of Clean Energy Tax Credits, Explained

1 week ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

The Senate Finance committee published its highly anticipated tax proposal for Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill on Monday night, including a new plan to revise the nation’s clean energy tax credits. Senate Republicans widened the aperture slightly compared to the House version of the bill, extending tax credits for geothermal energy, batteries, and hydropower, and preserving “transferability” — a crucial rule that allows companies to sell their tax credits for cash — for years to come.
The One Word Trump Is Using to Erase Greenhouse Gas Rules

2 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

In federal policymaking, the weight of the law can rest on a single word.
Chris Wright Swoops In to Defend the LPO

2 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

Current conditions: Tropical Storm Barbara has weakened from hurricane strength and is heading northwest, away from Mexico • A heat advisory is in place for the Sacramento Valley in California, with temps expected to top 100 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday night • Severe thunderstorms will bring heavy rain to the Southeast today. THE TOP FIVE1.
California Rejects Phase-Out Plan for Gas Heaters

2 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

Current conditions: Tropical Storm Barbara is strengthening off the Pacific coast of Mexico and could become the first hurricane of the season • Smoke from wildfires in Canada’s Manitoba province brought orange skies to the United Kingdom • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is recovering after heavy rains brought flash flooding over the weekend. THE TOP FIVE1.
Help! What Does the GOP Tax Bill Mean for My Solar Lease?

2 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

The version of Trump’s budget bill that passed the House late last month would be devastating to the rooftop solar industry. Not only would it end a tax credit for homeowners who invest in rooftop solar, it would also end subsidies for companies that lease these systems to families. If the bill were to become law, the tax credits for new installations would terminate abruptly at the end of this year, giving companies no time to adjust to the new market reality.
The Senate Takes Its First Pass at IRA Repeal

3 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

The Senate GOP began working through Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful” budget reconciliation bill this week, and at least so far, it’s hardly deviating from the stark cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act that have already passed the House. Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee released their section of the bill on Wednesday evening, and it retains many of the policy repeals and funding rescissions that were in the House version.
The Department of Energy Is ‘Giving Away the Future of Manufacturing’

4 weeks ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

Chris Wright is clawing back 24 grants for projects to cut emissions from heavy industry after signaling earlier this month that he was reviewing the Biden administration’s award decisions. The total lost funding comes to just over $3.7 billion, and would have helped a wide range of companies, including those in food and beverage production, steelmaking, cement, and chemicals deploy cutting edge clean energy solutions.
The 10 Senators to Watch as the IRA Fight Picks Up Again

1 month ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

When the Senate returns from recess next week, it will have Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” to contend with. There’s no doubt the chamber will try to make changes to the omnibus plan to extend and expand Trump’s tax cuts that passed the House last week.
Can Offshore Wind Survive the Tax Credit Purge?

1 month ago | heatmap.news | Emily Pontecorvo

It’s been a week of whiplash for offshore wind. On Monday, President Trump lifted his stop work order on Empire Wind, an 810-megawatt wind farm under construction south of Long Island that will deliver renewable power into New York’s grid. But by Thursday morning, Republicans in the House of Representatives had passed a budget bill that would scrap the subsidies that make projects like this possible.