ICAST has been tracking the rollout of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) dollars and helping our various customer segments access these funds to benefit low- and moderate-income communities. We are working on numerous community-scale solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects for Tribes, rural electric cooperatives, and municipalities. These include: a 2MW solar PV and 4MWh BESS for the …
February 2024 Policy Blog
Kristen Cheriegate | ICAST Policy Analyst Funding Announced for States and Tribes to Modernize Power Grid The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $562 million for fiscal year 2024 under the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant program. This program is designed to help modernize the electric grid to reduce the impacts of climate change while ensuring the reliability of the …
September 2023 Policy Blog
Kristen Cheriegate | ICAST Policy Analyst ******************* Inflation Reduction Act Arrives at One-Year Anniversary The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) directed over $369B toward incentives for nearly every corner of the clean energy industry. A year later – nearly $200B in tax credits stand at the center of IRA’s goals to clean up the two biggest sources of U.S. greenhouse gas …
August 2023 Policy Blog
Kristen Cheriegate | ICAST Policy Analyst ******************* Update on Biden Administration’s Investing in America Tour President Biden and team recently toured the U.S. to directly communicate with communities impacted by his Investing in America Agenda. During the tour, the President discussed how federal investments including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) are driving a manufacturing and …
July 2023 Policy Blog
Kristen Cheriegate | ICAST Policy Analyst ******************* IRS and Treasury Release Additional Guidance on Low-Income Community Credit Program The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Treasury recently closed the comment period on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the low-income communities’ bonus energy investment credit program. Established under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), this Program is designed to …
ICAST Experts Weigh In: What Virtual Power Plants Can Mean for Multifamily
Nick Grahf | Demand-Side Management Program Manager Mr. Grahf furthers ICAST’s mission to drive economic, environmental, and social change by designing and implementing demand-side management programs. ICAST supported a large-scale virtual power plant (VPP) development at the Soleil Lofts property through its implemented Rocky Mountain Power Wattsmart Multifamily Program. These net-zero apartments utilize clean energy and are equipped with 5.3 …
ICAST Experts Weigh In: Don’t-Miss Decarbonization Updates from 2022
ICAST Experts Weigh In: Don’t-Miss Decarbonization Updates from 2022 Ryan Kristoff | Director of Business Development Mr. Kristoff grows the organization by securing the funding and partnerships necessary to build new programs, expand to new geographies, and add services to its one-stop shop. Before we turn all our attention to 2023 and the feeding frenzy created by the Inflation Reduction …