Why the hydrogen tax credit has become a lightning rod for controversy
Posted on AllSides October 13th, 2023
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ANALYSIS
One of the most generous tax credits in Biden’s landmark climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, is the production tax credit for making hydrogen, which is worth as much as $100 billion.
When hydrogen is used in a fuel cell to generate electricity, water is the only by-product. Generating energy from hydrogen this way does not create carbon dioxide, one of the primary greenhouse gases that causes global warming. Also, hydrogen is a vehicle for storing energy over long periods of time.
Hydrogen is already produced at scale for use in making fertilizer and in the petrochemical industry....
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