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On 31 May 2023, how many total tax incentives will be listed in the Alternative Fuels Data Center?

Multiple choice Opened 15 September 2022 Closed 31 May 2023 Resolved 1 June 2023 306 forecasts 41 forecasters
As both the need and demand for alternative fuels continue to increase, state and federal governments continue to provide tax incentives to encourage alternative fuel use. The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) tracks these individual incentives through a database that is updated regularly.   This question will be resolved using the publicly available data from the Alternative Fuels Data Center, Laws and Incentives section. To view the total number of tax incentives, click on the “Incentives” tab, then locate the number in the “Totals” row of the “Tax Incentives” column.  
To see a list of the laws included in that count, click the number listed there (105 as of the launch date of this question, 15 September 2022), which will take you to a search page. Click “All” in the “Jurisdiction,” “Technology/Fuel,” and “User” Categories, and “tax incentives” in the “Incentive/Regulation” category. Then press search to download a csv of the list. 
Additional information on the Incentives data used can be found here. To access historical data of past incentives, click here and then select “Laws and Incentives” as the data set, “All” as the jurisdiction and click “Yes” next to Expired.  

Outcome

Answer Final crowd forecast Resolution
Less than or equal to 106 0% Did not happen
Between 107 and 111, inclusive 73% Happened
Between 112 and 116, inclusive 26% Did not happen
More than or equal to 117 0% Did not happen

“Final crowd forecast” is the last aggregate crowd probability computed before the question closed – the right-hand end of the chart below, which this table is the accessible equivalent of.

Crowd forecast over time

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Sep 2022 Feb 2023 May 2023 73% 26% 0% 0%
Between 107 and 111, inclusive Between 112 and 116, inclusive More than or equal to 117 Less than or equal to 106
The aggregate crowd probability, one point per day, from RFI's primary aggregation method. Gaps are days with no computed aggregate. Individual forecasts are not shown.