Maine union workers urge Congress to keep clean energy tax credits

Maine union workers call on Congress to protect federal clean energy tax credit

Democratic Rep. Kilton Webb of Durham joined other union workers at the State House on April 23, 2025 to call on Congress to protect the federal tax credits for energy development that have kept him and others living and working in Maine. (Photo by AnnMarie Hilton/ Maine Morning Star)When IBEW Local 567 member Kilton Webb started his career as an electrician in 2018, his first job was on a solar field in Kennebunk.  The two years that Webb, who …

Protect the Tax Credit That Helps New Yorkers Upgrade Their Homes - The Herald-Courier

Dear Editor, My husband and I live in a house that dates back to 1900. Recently, we made a major upgrade: we installed mini-split heat pumps to heat and cool our entire 3,000-square-foot home. We were more than ready to move on from our smelly, noisy, and increasingly expensive oil-fired baseboard heating system. The difference has been night and day. Our energy costs have been cut in half, and the consistent temperatures from room to room make …

Maine union workers urge Congress to keep clean energy tax credits

With a Republican Congress gearing up to reduce federal spending, workers rallied at Maine's State House to call on Congress to preserve federal tax credits that have led to well-paying jobs and lowered energy costs due to the renewable energy buildout.Chad Ward said there’s nothing he wants more than to be able to come home every night to his family and eat dinner with them. “Simply talk about their day,” the ironworker of 21 years said. Ward, …