Top domestic solar manufacturers will make the rounds on Capitol Hill this week to urge lawmakers to preserve Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives they say are essential to building a U.S. supply chain.
The fly-in, organized by the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition, will focus on extending the solar investment tax credit and a domestic content bonus that advocates argue have fueled a recent boom in U.S. manufacturing. Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act would begin phasing out both incentives July 4.
“We had a trajectory where we were showing we could rebuild this industry at scale and compete on price point with China,” said Mike Carr, executive director at the SEMA Coalition. “But we got to let it play out, and we really only had the full force of the tools for about a year.”
The lobbying push will include companies with major U.S. manufacturing investments, including Qcells, Corning and Hemlock Semiconductor. Executives are expected to meet with lawmakers and staff on the House Ways and Means, Senate Finance, and Senate Energy and Natural Resources committees.
