Senate Republicans stunned the power industry over the weekend with a proposed new tax on wind and solar projects, part of a broader push to unravel incentives for renewable energy. Energy tax credits that were expanded during the Biden administration are wrapped up in a fierce congressional fight over President Trump’s signature tax and spending bill.

A Republican plan heading to a vote in the Senate would quickly end incentives for clean energy and impose new taxes on some wind and solar projects, while boosting production of coal used to make ste

As Senate Republicans debate President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, renewable energy companies are reeling at what looks like a worst-case scenario for the industry. The latest version of the Senate bill includes a new excise tax on wind and solar projects with certain Chinese components,