The solar ITC would remain at 26% for projects that begin construction in 2021 and 2022, step down to 22% in 2023, and down to 10% in 2024 for commercial projects.

The U.S. Congress is close to enacting legislation that would provide a two-year extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and additional funding for research and development, including on soft costs critical to distributed energy deployment and support for access to federal lands for renewable energy projects.

The full legislative package combines a $900 billion Covid-19 relief package and an omnibus spending bill for 2021.

Under the proposed legislation, the solar ITC will remain at 26% for projects that begin construction in 2021 and 2022, step down to 22% in 2023, and down to 10% in 2024 for commercial projects.  Residential credit ends completely. Companies beginning construction on projects in 2021 would still have a four-year period to place their projects in service to take advantage of the ITC, with the statutory deadline for projects placed in service reset to before Jan. 1, 2026.

The legislation also includes a one-year extension of the production tax credit/ITC for land-based wind at 60% of their full value,  and a 30% offshore wind investment tax credit for projects that start construction from Jan. 1, 2017, through Dec. 31, 2025.