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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 27, 2025
Technology for Energy Security Act
This bill extends the energy investment tax credit for qualified fuel cell property for eight years.
Under current law, an energy investment tax credit of up to 30% of the cost of qualified fuel cell property is available provided construction of the qualified fuel cell property begins on or before December 31, 2024. This bill extends the energy investment tax credit to include qualified fuel cell property where construction begins on or before December 31, 2032.
People & committees
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] · R–NY
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Technology for Energy Security Act would move a date in the federal energy tax credit provision for fuel cell property from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2033. This change would apply to property whose construction begins after December 31, 2024, affecting its treatment under that tax credit provision.
This Act may be cited as the Technology for Energy Security Act.
2 Extension of energy credit for quality fuel cell property (a) In general Section 48(c)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2025 and inserting January 1, 2033. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024.
Section 2(a) would replace January 1, 2025, with January 1, 2033, in Internal Revenue Code section 48(c)(1)(E), moving the specified date eight years later.
Section 48(c)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2025 and inserting January 1, 2033.
The amendment would apply based on when construction begins: property would fall within its stated application period if construction begins after December 31, 2024.
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024.
The supplied December 20, 2025, source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 27, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-20T09:06:49Z. 2025-02-27: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 2025-02-27: Introduced in House
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