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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) issued a February 2023 Policy Brief titled:

Commercial Building Incentives – Programs for New Construction and Upgrades in the Inflation Reduction Act and Other Recent Federal Laws (“Policy Brief”)

The authors of the Policy Brief are:

• Lowell Ungar, Director of Federal Policy

ACEEE

• Steven Nadel, Executive Director

ACEEE

The Policy Brief notes by way of introduction that a number of funding programs/tax incentives are available to improve the energy efficiency of new and existing commercial and public buildings such as:

• Inflation Reduction Act
• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• 179D Tax Deduction

Further, some of the greenhouse gas emission reduction programs under the Inflation Reduction Act could possibly be used to reduce emissions from commercial buildings.

The stated purpose of the Policy Brief is to summarize programs that:

. . . will or could provide significant resources for energy efficiency in commercial and public buildings.

Components of the Policy Brief include:

• The Need for States, Cities, Utilities, and Others to Braid and Promote These Programs
• Commercial Building Programs
  • 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction
  • Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant Program and Energy Auditor Training Grant Program
• Government and Nonprofit Building Programs
  • Renew America’s Schools
  • Federal Buildings
  • Nonprofit Buildings
• Broad Greenhouse Gas and Energy Programs
  • Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Related Programs
  • Loan Guarantees
  • Other Funding

ACEEE describes itself as a nonprofit research organization, developing policies to reduce energy waste and combat climate change.

A copy of the Policy Brief can be downloaded here.