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San Diego Community Power warns federal tariff and tax-credit proposals could raise procurement costs; board asks staff for consumer communications plan
Summary
Staff told the San Diego Community Power board that competing congressional plans and new tariffs are creating uncertainty for utility-scale projects and tax credits; directors asked staff to prioritize projects with supply‑chain mitigation and to return with a consumer communications plan in August.
San Diego Community Power staff told the board on June 26 that federal budget reconciliation proposals and a new wave of trade tariffs are creating near‑term uncertainty for utility‑scale renewable procurement and consumer clean‑energy tax credits.
The update from Patrick Welsh, SDCP associate director of legislative affairs, and Andrea Torres, SDCP director of origination, said House and Senate reconciliation proposals differ in how and when they would wind down investment and production tax credits and add sourcing restrictions that could affect projects that rely on components from China and other countries.
"The bill that the house passed in May would change, all the tax credits and sunset them effectively on 12/31/2028," Welsh said. He added…
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