Treasury Issues Statement Clarifying the Impact of Sequestration on Section 1603

Renewable Energy World: As of March 1st, the potential impacts of sequestration on the solar industry have unfortunately become reality. On Monday the 4th, the Treasury released a “Message on Sequestration” clarifying its impact on Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, more commonly known as the cash grant for the 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC). Due to sequestration, 1603 awards will be reduced by 8.7 percent, a larger cut than the 7.6 percent we expected to see as of October. The final grant amount for affected projects is now 27.39 percent, not the full 30 percent of the ITC.

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