Company: AGM-PH
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000845877-25-000204
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Company: FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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 support renewable power project investments. As these tax credits phase out, new power projects are still likely to be financed, but the marginal costs of electricity generation may be higher without subsidization. Increased policy uncertainty and higher cost structures could decrease the overall renewable power investment market growth velocity over the next five years. However, due to the substantial increase in demand for electricity and need for new power generation, Farmer Mac expects to continue to participate in renewable energy power project finance transactions for both new projects and refinancing opportunities of existing projects.

We have calculated approximately $115 million of capacity to use renewable energy tax credits to apply against our 2024 federal corporate income tax liability and to carry back to claim refunds for federal corporate income taxes paid in 2021, 2022 and 2023. We began purchasing renewable energy tax credits in fourth quarter 2024. Through June 30, 2025, we have purchased approximately $64.8 million in renewable energy investment tax credits at prices of approximately $0.91 per $1.00 of credit. All of the tax 

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credits we have purchased are on projects that have been placed in service. We are focused on purchasing renewable energy tax credits for projects in rural areas or associated with agriculture, such as renewable gas generation from dairy waste. Under H.R. 1's phase-outs of future renewable energy investment tax credits, projects eligible for renewable energy investment tax credits generally must be placed in service by December 31, 2027 unless construction begins by July 4, 2026.  

Broadband Infrastructure

Rural telecommunication and data connectivity has proven to be of vital economic importance in the last decade, as more households and agricultural enterprises require more data and connectivity to thrive. The rapid growth in digital technologies, including the ongoing interest and investment in artificial intelligence, advancements in cloud computing, and wireless network densification, will require significantly more computing and storage capabilities as well as investment in additional fiber network capacity. These industry tailwinds are creating additional investments in rural telecommunications infrastructure, which is aided by access to many federally funded programs, such as USDA's Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD), the Federal Communications Commission's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), and the USDA’s ReConnect program. In addition to capital projects spurred by these programs, Farmer Mac could see an increase in financing opportunities for other telecommunications providers in rural areas, with fiber line expansion, wireless broadband deployment, industry consolidation and efficiency through mergers and acquisitions, and data processing center buildouts all increasingly