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S 1142 116th Congress Senate Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Business investment and capital Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Income tax credits Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019

This bill allows tax credits for (1) energy storage technologies, and (2) battery storage technology.

The bill expands the tax credit for investments in energy property to include equipment that (1) receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies identified by the Internal Revenue Service; and (2) has a capacity of at least five kilowatt hours.

The bill also expands the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to include expenditures for battery storage technology that (1) is installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and (2) has a capacity of at least three kilowatt hours.

What's happening now April 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5409 Related bill Incentivizing New and Valuable Energy Storage Technology (INVEST) Act of 2019
  • HR 7516 Related bill Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020
  • HR 2096 Identical bill Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Republican 1 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 25, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 22, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 5, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 11, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 11, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 11, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 11, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 11, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 11, 2019
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 11, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1142: Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1142/
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"S. 1142: Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1142/.
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