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As Clean Energy Tax Credit Expiration Nears, States Rush Projects

California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey and Oregon are among the states expediting renewable energy projects.
Contractors install solar panels in California.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

July 4 will mark the 250th anniversary of the US. But it also signals the end of crucial federal tax credits for wind and solar. Any project that hasn’t begun by then will miss out on the incentives.

Today’s newsletter looks at the mad dash to get solar panels and wind turbines procured in time to meet the deadline, and how it ties into the affordability crisis. Plus, Japan has a new name for scorching hot days and why clean-energy investments are increasingly difficult to exit.