BTU Act of 2021
Summary
Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2021 or the BTU Act of 2021 This bill expands the 30% energy tax credit to include open-loop biomass heating property and extends the residential energy efficient property tax credit for five years. The bill defines open-loop biomass heating property as any property that uses open-loop biomass to produce thermal energy in the form of heat, hot water, hot air, or steam and is used for space heating, air conditioning, domestic hot water, or industrial process heat, but does not include any boiler or furnace unless they operate at thermal output efficiencies of at least 75% and are installed indoors.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 15, 2021
Last action Apr 15, 2021
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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