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  1. Energy Infrastructure Channel
  2. How the Inflation Reduction Act Affects Midstream
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How the Inflation Reduction Act Affects Midstream

Elle CarusoAug 09, 2022
2022-08-09

The Senate on Sunday approved a sweeping package to combat climate change, lower health care costs, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations, and reduce the federal deficit, The Washington Post reported. 

Dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the package would authorize the biggest burst of spending in U.S. history to tackle global warming — about $370 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below their 2005 levels by the end of this decade, according to The Washington Post. The House is expected to approve the bill and send it to the White House for President Biden’s signature later this week.  

For energy infrastructure, the 45Q adjustments and hydrogen incentives included in the bill are of particular interest, Stacey Morris, head of energy research at VettaFi, said.

“Midstream names have partnered with other companies to pursue a number of opportunities in carbon capture and hydrogen. Some carbon capture and hydrogen projects involve repurposing existing infrastructure,” Morris said. “The changes included in the Inflation Reduction Act will probably help advance these early-stage projects. The updates to the 45Q credits likely accelerate the move from the drawing board to execution for some contemplated carbon capture projects.”

There may also be benefits for energy infrastructure companies in the tax credits and grants to support biofuels and related infrastructure. Midstream companies are involved in blending renewable fuels and have the infrastructure in place today that facilitates the use of biofuels, according to Morris. Credits may help incentivize production, translating to higher volumes for midstream companies to transport or blend. 

Morris stated that investors have been focused on the implications of the alternative minimum tax for energy companies broadly. For midstream, the focus has been on what the bill will mean for the timing and magnitude of cash taxes. 

“In general, midstream corporations pay little in cash taxes today,” Morris added. “The alternative minimum tax is an example of legislation that would impact midstream corporations but not MLPs.”

Interestingly, the Alerian MLP Index (AMZ), tracked by the J.P. Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (AMJ B), has outperformed the Alerian Midstream Energy Corporation Index (AMCC) by approximately 75 basis points since news of the bill broke on July 27, according to Morris, although much has impacted performance with earnings season underway and commodity price volatility. 

For more news, information, and strategy, visit the Energy Infrastructure Channel.

vettafi.com is owned by VettaFi, which also owns the index provider for AMJ. VettaFi is not the sponsor of AMJ, but VettaFi’s affiliate receives an index licensing fee from the ETF sponsor.

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