The Taxman Cometh: Does Clean Energy Need to Face Up to Tax Reform?

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🗓️ 23 January 2014

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The clean energy industry may soon face some hard choices about tax incentives. Should it continue to push for short-term extensions of the production and investment tax credits, or does it need to lead the conversation on tax reform? It may look to do both in 2014. In this week’s podcast, the Gang will look at the prospects for tax reform in Washington, and ask what it means for the future competitiveness of clean energy. We'll also dig into the President's latest strategy to develop manufacturing clusters, and talk about some very candid words from a parting utility commissioner. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussion between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	For the week of January 24th, 2014, this is the Energy Gang Podcast from Green Tech Media. Hello and welcome to the show.
0:17.0	Stephen Lazy here, senior editor with Green Tech Media in Washington, D.C. and assembled around our
0:24.8	virtual table is the rest of the wonky gang. We've got Catherine Hamilton here in D.C.
0:29.9	As well. She's the founder of the clean tech public policy consulting firm 38
0:33.8	north solutions what is cooking in the titillating world of Washington
0:37.5	politics this week Catherine well nothing is cooking outside because it is so
0:42.4	cold and I have a coat that is
0:44.2	legitimately made of bubble wrap. And in New York City is the third leg of our stool
0:49.7	Jigger Shaw. He's an energy futur, investor and author of the book Creating Climate Wealth.
0:55.5	How are you, sir?
0:57.2	Doing well, but like Catherine, I'm freezing my butt off here in New York City.
1:01.5	It's so cold that even with all of my layers, you know, any
1:05.2	exposed skin starts to actually start to get approaching the frostbite.
1:11.2	Well hold on to your hats this week and in jickers case, your gloves.
1:15.6	Because our first topic this week is going to rival our episode on utility commissioners.
1:21.0	Yes, it's everyone's favorite subject, tax reform. Our first segment
1:25.2	is going to focus on the broad implications of proposed changes to the energy tax
1:29.5	code, including perhaps one of Jigger's top stories of last year, new financing structures.
1:35.0	Then we will dig into the Obama administration's latest strategy for promoting domestic manufacturing, clusters.
1:41.0	And in the third segment, we'll talk about some very strong and candid words from
1:45.8	recently retired California utility commissioner Mark Farron and of course at the
1:50.5	end of the show we will tell you something you may not know.
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