New Advocacy Resource: Energy Tax Credits Action Center

Since 2023, schools have been able to earn energy tax credits for projects like modernizing HVAC systems or installing solar. Momentum has been building around this funding opportunity, especially as the first checks started arriving at schools. School districts in Salt Lake City, Utah; Hart County, Kentucky; and Maize, Kansas have been among the early recipients of checks from the IRS.

But now, lawmakers are contemplating reversing course. School leaders, community members, state leaders, media partners, and advocates all have a role to play in ensuring these credits continue to be available for years to come.

That’s why we’re excited to launch the Energy Tax Credits Action Center – a new hub with tools, stories, and examples of school leaders who are joining a chorus of voices making the case for energy tax credits.

The Action Center features case studies of school districts that are counting on energy tax credits. Like in Saco, Maine, where Superintendent Jeremy Ray expects to earn $1 million in energy tax credits for the ground-source heat pump in a new school complex breaking ground this year. Superintendent Ray was one of several leaders from across the county to meet with Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill about the need to preserve energy tax credits for current and future school infrastructure projects. 

Visit the Energy Tax Credits Action Center to see how districts like Saco are putting tax credits to work – and how school leaders, advocates, state leaders, and media partners can help protect the future of energy tax credits for our students and communities.