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Tompkins County urges Congress to preserve Inflation Reduction Act local tax credits and accepts related credits pending federal approval

Tompkins County Legislature · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The legislature passed a member-file resolution urging Congress to preserve local-government clean-energy tax credits in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and approved a county action to accept pending IRA clean-energy tax credits for county projects, citing roughly $1.7–1.8M in potential county credits.

The Tompkins County Legislature on Feb. 4 passed a member-file resolution calling on Congress to preserve the local‑government clean‑energy tax credits created by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and, separately, approved a resolution to accept pending IRA clean‑energy tax credits that the county has applied for.

Former legislature chair Martha Robertson and Climate and Sustainable Energy Advisory Board Chair Irene Weiser urged support for the resolution, noting the county has projects…

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