Combined Heat and Power Tax Credit: advocated extending the investment tax credit to include waste heat recovery technology.
Duration: February 1, 2009
to
April 1, 2013
General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Energy/Nuclear , Environmental/Superfund , Clean Air & Water (Quality)
Spending: about $342,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
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Agencies lobbied since 2009: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
1st Quarter, 2013
SC Partners LLC terminated an engagement in which they represented United States Clean Heat and Power Association on April 17, 2013.
Original Filing: 300551580.xml
Lobbying Issues
Combined Heat and Power Tax Credit: advocated extending the investment tax credit to include waste heat recovery technology.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2012
In Q4, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2013.
Original Filing: 300533653.xml
Lobbying Issues
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (HR 8): Advocated inclusion of a provision to include a provision to allow waste heat recovery technology to qualify under the section 48 investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property. Advocated inclusion of a provision to allow projects to qualify for the 10% section 48 investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property based on the date the project commences construction.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Clean Energy Standard Act (S. 2146)
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S. 1000)
General advocacy for energy efficiency in the industrial sector.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2012
In Q3, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 23, 2012.
Original Filing: 300521796.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 4017, Smart Energy Act: made comments regarding the combined heat and power goal. Discussed policies that could help achieve it.
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: advocated for passage of the legislation.
S. 2146, Clean Energy Standard Act: advocated retaining clean heat and power sources as clean energy.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
S. 3352, Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2012: advocated adoption of the bill
S. 3521, Family ande Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012: advocated including waste heat recovery technologies as part of the section 48 tax credit for combined heat and power technologies.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2012
In Q2, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2012.
Original Filing: 300496783.xml
Lobbying Issues
Combined Heat and Power Investment Tax Credit: advocated inclusion of waste heat recovery technologies under the credit, expansion of system size eligible for the credit, and increasing the credit to 30%.
Section 1603 Treasury grant in lieu of tax credit: advocated extension of the program created
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
S. 1000: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act and HR 4017: Smart Energy Act: discussed measures to increase deployment of combined heat and power, district energy, and waste heat recovery technology
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2012
In Q1, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2012.
Original Filing: 300472968.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocated allowing waste heat recovery to qualify for the investment tax credit for combined heat and power, increasing this credit from 10% to 30%, and increasing the eligible system size allowed under the credit.
Advocated extending the section 1603 Treasury grants in lieu of tax credits for clean energy investments.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Clean Energy Standard: Advocated favorable treatment of combined heat and power, and waste heat recovery in S. 2146.
S. 1000: expressed support for provisions that are beneficial to combined heat and power, and district energy.
HR 4017: expressed support for many provisions, and discussed strengthening its incentives for combined heat and power.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2011
In Q4, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2012.
Original Filing: 300441107.xml
Lobbying Issues
Combined Heat and Power Tax Credit: HR 2750: increases the capacity limitations in the section 48 investment tax credit for combined heat and power, and applies the credit to electrical or mechanical energy derived from waste heat recovery. HR 2784: increases the tax credit from 10% to 30% for highly efficient combined heat and power systems. HR 2812: provides 30% investment tax credit for waste heat electrical equipment, and creates a section 45 renewable energy production tax credit for power generated from waste heat.
Section 1603 Grant in Lieu of Tax Credits: advocated for extension of this program created in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Clean Energy Standard: advocated for the inclusion of combined heat and power; and waste heat to power in any proposal.
S. 1000: advocated inclusion of incentives and programs to encourage deployment of combined heat and power; and waste heat to power technologies
Energy and Water Appropriations: Industrial Technologies Program budget for the Department of Energy
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2011
In Q3, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2011.
Original Filing: 300428463.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.2750 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system to include larger systems, and waste heat to power technologies
H.R.2784 : Innovative Energy Systems Act of 2011: increasing the combined heat and power tax credit to 30%
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
H.R.2354: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012: funding for the Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program
Cooperation with Utilities: discussions regarding removing legal and other barriers to enhanced cooperation between utilities and project developers to deploy more combined heat and power, and waste heat to power systems.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2011
In Q2, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 19, 2011.
Original Filing: 300397680.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: discussions of industrial efficiency incentives
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: HR 1473: appropriation of funds to pay for subsidy costs under the section 1703 program.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Investment Tax Credit for Combined Heat and Power: worked to increase the credit, and expand it to waste heat to power technology
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2011
In Q1, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2011.
Original Filing: 300374552.xml
Lobbying Issues
Clean Energy Standard: Advocated for clean energy credit for combined heat and power, and waste heat recovery systems.
Loan Guarantee Program: Advocated for retaining funding, allowing energy efficient end use technologies to qualify for guarantees under sec. 1705 (HR 1, HR 1473).
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Advocated increasing the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property, and including waste heat recovery system property in that tax credit.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
4th Quarter, 2010
In Q4, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2011.
Original Filing: 300353670.xml
Lobbying Issues
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: reforms in the Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010; restoration of funding to loan guarantee program, improving access to the program for clean heat and power technologies.
Renewable/clean electricity standard: inclusion of efficiency (combined heat and power, waste heat recovery, district energy)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
S.1639 : Expanding Industrial Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009; S.1621; H.R.4751 : Innovative Energy Systems Act of 2010; H.R.4455 : Expanding Industrial Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009; HR 4853: extension of the section 1603 direct payment for tax credits; explored new incentive options that could be introduced for clean heat and power investment
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Greenhouse Gas Rule: discussed ways to modify the proposed rule to better incentivize investment in clean heat and power technologies.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2010
In Q3, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300325701.xml
Lobbying Issues
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: reforms in the Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010; restoration of funding to loan guarantee program.
Renewable electricity standard: inclusion of efficiency (combined heat and power systems)Sustainable building design program at the Department of Energy: USCHPA suggested improvements in submitted comments.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
S.1639 : Expanding Industrial Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009; S.1621; H.R.4751 : Innovative Energy Systems Act of 2010; H.R.4455 : Expanding Industrial Energy Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009;
H.R.4144 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property.
HR 4599, Cantwell-Lemieux amendment to HR 4213: extension of direct payment for certain energy property in lieu of tax credits
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Expressed support of EPA rules requiring the reporting on the presence cogeneration in greenhouse gas emission reports to the agency.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2010
In Q2, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Sept. 27, 2010.
Original Filing: 300308182.xml
Lobbying Issues
Climate and Energy Legislation (American Power Act): sourght to alter disincentives for combined heat and power written into S. 1733, and HR 2454
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: programtic changes and additional funds in HR 4899; extension of deadline to commence construction. Department of Energy, Industrial Technologies Program: seeking additional grant funding.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
HR 4085: increase size of combined heat and power systems eligible for investment tax credit, make waste heat recovery technology eligible.
Increasing the investment tax credit for combined heat and power from 10% to 30%
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2010
In Q1, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $25,000. The report was filed on April 16, 2010.
Original Filing: 300261248.xml
Lobbying Issues
Advocated increasing the investment tax credit for combined heat and power systems to 30%
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Climate and Energy Legislation: inclusion of combined heat and power in a renewable/clean electricity standard.
Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program: request for additional funding for energy efficient industrial equipment grants. Request of funding for programs authorized in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2009
In Q4, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $18,000. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300241802.xml
Lobbying Issues
Loan Guarantee Program: increasing the effectiveness of the loan guarnatee program at the Department of Energy. Including energy efficiency in the innovative loan guarantee program. Securing additional funding for loan guarnatees, and administration.
Industrial Technologies Program: increasing funding for grants for energy efficient industrial equipment, including combined heat and power systems. Climate and energy: S. 1733, HR 2454, S. 1462.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Expanding the 48C tax credit for combined heat and power systems. S. 1639, HR 4144.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
S. 1733: status of combined heat and power systems under cap and trade, and long-term contracts.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2009
In Q3, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $18,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300215362.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 2454, S. 1462: Renewable/Energy Efficiency Electricity Standard, incentives for combined heat and power systems. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: implementation, solicitation rules on multiple projects, restoring money taxen for "cash for clunkers."
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Extension and increase of investment tax credit for combined heat and power systems.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
2nd Quarter, 2009
In Q2, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $20,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2009.
Original Filing: 300184274.xml
Lobbying Issues
HR 2454: cap & trade, renewable electricity standard. American Clean Energy Leadership Act: renewable electricity standard, interconnection and net-metering. Tax incentives for combined heat and power systems. Department of Energy loan guarantees.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Investment tax credit for combined heat and power systems
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
1st Quarter, 2009
In Q1, SC Partners LLC lobbied for United States Clean Heat and Power Association , earning $10,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300161113.xml
Lobbying Issues
Renewable electricity standard. Energy Efficiency Resource Standard. Transmission for distributed generation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Investment tax credit for combined heat and power
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2009
SC Partners LLC filed a lobbying registration on March 24, 2009 to represent United States Clean Heat and Power Association, effective Feb. 1, 2009.
Original Filing: 300141725.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Combined heat and power tax credit
Renewable electricity standard
Energy Efficiency and climate change .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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