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How Direct-Pay Incentives Will Change the Game for Co-ops
Along Those Lines
English - February 21, 2023 21:04 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsGovernment Business Non-Profit electricity nreca america cooperatives energy rural Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Electric co-ops saw a major victory last year with the inclusion of direct-pay incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. The law gives co-ops and other tax-exempt entities the ability to receive reimbursements from the government for deploying new energy technologies, putting them on a playing field with for-profit providers. How does this change the game for co-ops going forward? Hear from NRECA's Paul Gutierrez, Minnkota Power Cooperative's Mac McLennan and Northeastern REMC's Eric Jung.