PF! E23: Post-OBBB: Selling solar without the tax credit
Description
The Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is signed, as is the death warrant for the residential solar tax credit. On Power Forward, Solar Builder Editor-in-Chief Chris Crowell discusses what solar installers should do next with David Dunlap, VP of product strategy with BayWa r.e.
Highlights From This Podcast:
0:36 – How to handle the Dec. 31, 2025, deadline for end of ITC
3:08 – What qualifies as a “project” to qualify for tax credit by Dec. 31.
5:40 – What should solar installers do now to prepare for life after ITC?
9:04 – Ways to change my sales approach (and pricing) with no tax credit.
13:26 – Is “diversification” strategy still viable without EV and other tax credits?
16:52 – The case for getting into commercial solar projects
21:07 – Final thoughts: Any silver linings to losing the tax credit?
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