If this is the case, when would the system need to be installed by??? There
must be a deadline…?
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> On Jul 17, 2025, at 7:39 PM, Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches
> <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> If this is accurate, that will make a big difference. I'm getting
> overwhelmed with requests for systems.
>
> Howie
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> On Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 4:08 PM Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches
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> Residential tax credit:
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> https://pv-magazine-usa.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2790e780a1533f4bc05c8679a&id=
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> <https://pv-magazine-usa.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2790e780a1533f4bc05c8679a&id=f0c9594dad&e=08687aaaf2>
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> Apparently, the bills wording allows a full purchase or procurement of a
> residential system to be eligible for the tax credits if purchased before
> they expire at the end of 2025. Systems do not need to be installed before
> the end of the year.
>
> If accurate, no “placed in service” 2025 deadline.
>
> “With respect to the Jan 2026 end of Section 25D(residential tax credit),
> experts agree that the determination of whether a homeowner qualifies has
> shifted from the previous “placed in service” test to the bill’s new
> “expenditures made” test.”
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> “If the homeowner pays for the installation in 2025, they could lock in the
> credit, even if the system is placed in service later,” said Bryen Alperin,
> Partner & Managing Director at Foss & Company."
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> On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM Harry Mahon via RE-wrenches
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> <mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
> This might be related to the technical correction to wording of 48E on
> percentages of domestic content??
>
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>
> Correction to Domestic Content Percentages Under 48E: The domestic content
> applicable percentage under 48E for qualified facilities and energy storage
> technology would be revised to match current 45Y as follows:
> 40% (or 20% for offshore wind) if construction begins before June 16, 2025;
> 45% (or 27.5% for offshore wind) if construction begins after June 16, 2025,
> and before Jan. 1, 2026;
> 50% (or 35% for offshore wind) if construction begins during 2026; and
> 55% if construction begins after Dec. 31, 2026.
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> This content percentage wont matter to residential system owners – 25D still
> goes away at EOY, no domestic content requirements...
>
> Only folks leasing systems can get the credit, THEN domestic content matters.
> PV Magazine has good summary article.
>
> https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/10/what-the-budget-bill-means-for-energy-storage-tax-credit-eligibility/
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> <https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/10/what-the-budget-bill-means-for-energy-storage-tax-credit-eligibility/>
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>
> Wannabe residential battery owners will likely feel the most immediate impact
> of the OBBB.
>
> Updates to the 25D residential solar tax credit, which covers solar panels,
> solar water heaters and related property like home battery storage systems,
> have significantly shortened the timeline for homeowners to access the credit.
>
> Now, home batteries will only qualify for the 30% tax credit if they’re
> purchased and installed by the end of the year before the credit phases out
> entirely.
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> There is a bright spot: residential systems leased from third parties will
> remain eligible for tax credits beyond 2025, as they rely on 48E instead of
> 25D.
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> From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org
> <mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>> On Behalf Of scot.arey---
> via RE-wrenches
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2025 8:11 AM
> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
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> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Is there a domestic content reqt for batteries
> effective now? For Residential?
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> I consider myself mostly pretty aware of policy issues that effect business
> but this paragraph in a Seeking Alpha investment article caught my eye. Is
> there a new domestic content reqt for batteries in residential installations?
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> "The higher domestic content batteries comply with the new requirement in the
> U.S. federal budget law, which retroactively enforces a 45% U.S.-sourced
> materials threshold for solar and battery products starting June 16, 2025."
> https://seekingalpha.com/news/4468352-enphase-energy-begins-shipments-of-iq-battery-5p-with-higher-domestic-content#source=first_level_url%3Aportfolio%7Ccontent_type%3Aall%7Csection%3Aportfolio_content_unit%7Csection_asset%3Alatest%7Cline%3A1
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> <https://seekingalpha.com/news/4468352-enphase-energy-begins-shipments-of-iq-battery-5p-with-higher-domestic-content#source=first_level_url%3Aportfolio%7Ccontent_type%3Aall%7Csection%3Aportfolio_content_unit%7Csection_asset%3Alatest%7Cline%3A1>
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> <https://seekingalpha.com/news/4468352-enphase-energy-begins-shipments-of-iq-battery-5p-with-higher-domestic-content#source=first_level_url%3Aportfolio%7Ccontent_type%3Aall%7Csection%3Aportfolio_content_unit%7Csection_asset%3Alatest%7Cline%3A1>
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> Enphase Energy begins shipments of IQ Battery 5P with higher domestic content
> - Seeking Alpha
> <https://seekingalpha.com/news/4468352-enphase-energy-begins-shipments-of-iq-battery-5p-with-higher-domestic-content#source=first_level_url%3Aportfolio%7Ccontent_type%3Aall%7Csection%3Aportfolio_content_unit%7Csection_asset%3Alatest%7Cline%3A1>
> Discover Enphase Energy's new IQ Battery 5P with increased U.S.-sourced
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> seekingalpha.com <http://seekingalpha.com/>
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> Wanting to make sure I'm not setting up this years customers for issues
> getting the 30% Federal tax credit/
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