Exclusive: Georgia state Republicans push to keep solar credits

Driving the news: "We urge you not to weaken the tax credits, as doing so would only harm the manufacturing renaissance in Georgia while creating opportunities for Chinese companies to take over the solar industry," 16 GOP Georgia lawmakers said in a letter to Senate Finance Committee members.

• The letter obtained by Axios is led by Rep. Matthew Gambill, one of Kemp's "floor leaders" in the state Capitol.
• He represents Cartersville, where the solar equipment maker Qcells is expanding its supply chain manufacturing.

State of play: It's part of wider efforts in Georgia to preserve credits. Incentives for solar power projects, which favor domestic content, are among the most imperiled.

• A separate letter from the Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Authority to Majority Leader John Thune says incentives have been "crucial" for companies like Qcells investing billions of dollars to re-shore solar manufacturing.
• Dalton is home to a separate Qcells facility. It's not just about Qcells either. The NYT reports that solar glass manufacturer SolarCycle's plans for a Cedartown plant are in limbo.

What we're watching: Any late changes to Senate plans ahead of floor votes, and then negotiations with the House.