Energy Policy
Energy Policy
The rules behind the numbers. Federal tax law changes, IRS guidance and notices, court rulings, and Illinois energy legislation, each explained for what it means to a commercial or industrial facility owner's next energy decision.
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Decision-grade guides, kept current.
Pennsylvania Incentives
The RISE PA Grant: How Pennsylvania Manufacturers Fund Up to 50 Percent of an On-Site Energy Project (2026)
RISE PA pays Pennsylvania manufacturers with fewer than 500 employees up to 50 percent of project cost, capped at $500,000, for industrial decarbonization projects including on-site solar. Larger manufacturers get a base grant of 30 percent of project cost. What the $396 million program pays, who qualifies, the 2026 application windows, and how it combines with the federal tax credit.
Federal Incentives
Court Vacates IRS Notice 2025-42: What the June 6 Ruling Means for the 5 Percent Solar Safe Harbor
On June 6, 2026, a federal court vacated IRS Notice 2025-42, restoring the 5 percent safe harbor for solar projects of every size, for now. An appeal is expected. What the ruling changed before the July 4, 2026 begin-construction deadline, what it did not, and why systems engineered at or below 1.5 MW AC are unaffected either way, now that the deadline has passed and the two-path placed-in-service rule governs.
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