Senate budget bill would boost energy credits, trim tax increases

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Hydrogen, hydropower credits
61% : Separately, a $3 billion boost went to incentives for producing hydrogen fuel, a clean power source that emits only water and can be made from various sources including natural gas or coal and counts Manchin as a key supporter.
57% : Among the changes Senate Democrats added were exemptions for employer pension plans and nonprofits from a new minimum tax intended for the largest corporations, and expansions of clean energy credits to benefit hydropower projects, hydrogen fuel production, energy-efficient home electrical upgrades and more.
49% : Senators also proposed a broader bonus tax credit for putting renewable energy facilities and equipment in communities that have lost fossil fuel jobs.
46% : The House-passed bill sweetened the breaks for projects built in areas where coal mines or coal-fired power plants shuttered.

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