DC CleanTech: At the intersection of Clean Tech, Policy, and Government Finance.
Created by David Kovatch, Mission’s Head of DC Office, the DC CleanTech newsletter is designed to be the go-to resource for all-things Federal funding, finance, and policy in the clean tech realm. Each month, David recaps the latest Federal investment, funding opportunities, and ways to engage in policy making.
The Clean Tech Tariff Tracker
The White House has announced and teased a slew of new tariffs with major ramifications for the energy sector. Between all the announcements of what’s been threatened, withdrawn, enacted, and hit with retaliatory tariffs by our trading partners, it’s easy to get confused.
That’s why we’re publishing a tariff tracker that we’ll update regularly to make sure you have a one stop shop to make sense of how tariffs can impact the energy sector. We’re hitting all the tariffs and trade barriers affecting the sector, including everything enacted and threatened by the Trump Administration, and the Biden Administration tariffs that are still in place. Our hope is that this can be a living document that you can bookmark and keep coming back to as needed.
14 House Republicans go to Bat for the IRA
14 House Republicans recently testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in favor of the IRA tax credits. Remember, Republicans on Ways and Means will be in the driver’s seat when it comes to the reconciliation bill that will ultimately decide the fate of the IRA. We’ve got you covered with:
The House Republicans that testified in support of the IRA.
Which specific tax credits they supported.
The arguments that Republican lawmakers found persuasive, and what we can learn from their experience for our own advocacy efforts.
What it all might mean for the future of the IRA.
We’re also covering energy bills introduced in the 119th Congress and more than $75 billion 🤯 in government funding awarded and $937 million in new opportunities in January!
The IRA Tax Credits that Matter Most to Republicans
We’re profiling 18 House Republicans to help you understand which IRA tax credits they may defend from the chopping block. We dig into the investments in their districts, the legislation they’ve supported in the past, and their committees and caucuses.
We’re also covering the Joint Committee on Taxation’s updated IRA scores, U.S.-China graphite trade tensions, and IRA Section 48 Final Regs.
And of course we’re bringing you a comprehensive rundown of government financing and opportunities for the clean tech sector. In December the government awarded $57.5 billion and announced $3.9 billion of new funding opportunities!
Talking Clean Tech to Republicans
This month we’re helping you make sense of what November’s election means for clean tech policy, the future of the IRA tax credits, and how clean tech companies and investors can message effectively to Republicans. Taking questions and helping us make sense of it all is Shane Skelton, Co-Founder and Partner at Mission Strategies, and climate and energy whisperer to influential Congressional Republicans.
We’re also bringing you a special update on all the major clean tech policy news from the lame duck and of course, a comprehensive run down on all the government funding awards and opportunities!
The IRA EV Tax Credits are Working. In a BIG way.
Despite a rising tide of negative headlines, EV sales are on the rise. There are lots of reasons to explain EV’s growing popularity, but generous IRA incentives are a major factor. We’re doing a deep dive into the IRA’s EV tax credits to explain how they’re driving EV adoption.
And of course we’re bringing you a comprehensive rundown of October’s clean tech financing awards and opportunities!
China Month
House Republicans can have China Week, because we've got China month!
We're covering the latest from Congress and providing a deep dive into the Biden Administration’s 301 tariffs on Chinese clean energy imports, with tons of charts and analysis. And of course, we’ll be serving up all of September’s clean tech federal funding awards and opportunities!
The IRA 2 Year Anniversary: By the Numbers
August’s clean tech news was dominated by the two year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. We’re celebrating with a special IRA Deep Dive issue with tons of fun charts and data you never knew you needed about the IRA.
The Treasury Department marked the occasion by releasing a trove of info on the law’s uptake and a clearing house of IRA guidance and regulations on the law’s 26 new or modified clean energy tax credits. I started DCCleanTech because I wanted all the USG clean tech funding and policy information in one place, so I’m a huge fan of this Treasury data dump and it immediately earned a spot on the bookmark bar.
The $10 Billion Cleantech Financing Spree
What 👏 A 👏 Month 👏 July has been at the intersection of clean tech, politics, and policy!
The government announced more than $10 billion 🤯 of grants and loans for climate and clean tech financing this month. In dollar terms, the funding was led by EPA’s $4.3 billion of Inflation Reduction Act -backed Climate Pollution Reduction Grants.
Former White House and DOE Advisor Joins Mission Strategies
David Kovatch joins Mission Strategies