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Climate Power's latest tracker of the impacts of Trump's policies studies different issues, including clean energy business, impacts on farmers, gas price impacts, utility rate hikes, and more. Users can reach out to Maddie Kriger at maddie@climatepower.us for any questions related to the table.

The Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit (25C) and the Residential Clean Energy Tax Credit (25D) can wipe out past and future energy price inflation. In 2023 alone, these tax credits helped more than 3.4 million American households — across every state — invest in energy efficiency upgrades like insulation, water heaters, and HVAC equipment, and in geothermal, solar, and battery installations. New analysis from Rewiring America shows that by installing technologies supported by 25C and 25D, American households could effectively roll back the clock on their energy costs. Just using one of those tax breaks could help a household pay the equivalent of 2020 prices today. These savings would only continue into the future, protecting families against price increases. Without efficiency upgrades, the average American household is paying $3,080 per year for energy — 32 percent more than in 2020. But the average home that leverages 25C can cut up to $990 from their annual energy costs, completely wiping out the last four years of energy price spikes. The average home that leverages both 25C and 25D can cut their annual energy bills by more than 70 percent, or $2,240 per year.

Explore the strategies the Climate & Clean Energy Equity Fund is deploying across states and community-based organizations. These policy resources are designed to help simplify climate and clean energy issues. Issue categories include: Building Decarbonization; Clean Energy Transition; Climate Resilience, Recovery, and Response; Environmental Justice; Federal Implementation Projects and Campaigns; Fossil Fuel Transition, Pipelines, and Mining; Just Transition for Workers; Public Service Commissions & Utility Accountability; Transportation & Transit Access and Affordability.

In this episode, David sits down with Rep. Sean Casten for a frank insider's take on the precarious state of clean energy policy amid our ongoing constitutional meltdown. They dive into the political knife fight over IRA tax credits (some Republicans support them), why transmission reform remains frustratingly partisan despite economic logic, and the fossil industry's fear of competition. Despite the dire political landscape, Casten makes a compelling case for why clean energy developers should keep building through the storm.

Across all 48 contiguous U.S. states, IRA repeal would create significant economic damage, including lost jobs, lost GDP, and higher consumer costs. This analysis finds IRA repeal will: increase cumulative household energy costs by $32 billion from 2025-2035; cost America nearly 790,000 jobs in 2030 and more than 700,000 jobs in 2035; decrease GDP more than $160 billion in 2030 and nearly $190 billion in 2035; and increase climate pollution more than 530 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2035, equal to adding 116 million cars to the road. Texas, California, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Georgia stand out as the biggest losers from IRA repeal due to their poor combination of lost jobs and increased household energy costs. To download a specific state’s fact sheet, click that state’s name on this resource’s map.

The National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) are two critical federal programs working to make sure hard-working American families and businesses have access to cleaner, cheaper energy, transportation and homes. These programs leverage private and public funds to finance projects that lower energy costs, create good jobs, boost American manufacturing, and reduce pollution. From Arkansas to Alaska, more than $4 billion in local investments is already on track to deliver economic benefits in all 50 states and territories. Over 700 communities, businesses and local lenders have partnered with NCIF and CCIA to borrow funds, receive technical assistance, or request support. This dashboard shows investments by jobs, local benefits, cost savings, etc. from these programs by state.

From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood. What kinds of climate and infrastructure projects have been announced in which communities and across the country? Which ones may now be at risk? Now anyone can use a ZIP code to find out. To understand the stakes of these signature pieces of legislation, Grist developed a tool that combines information across multiple datasets to reveal where more than $300 billion of the funds promised under the two pieces of legislation have been awarded across the United States. Enter a ZIP code, city name, or other location in the search box below to discover projects within any radius of a chosen area.

This Renewables on the Rise dashboard allows viewers to track the growth of clean energy in any state and around the country. Explore any state’s clean energy progress, then read below for more information on the rise in renewables – and what local and state governments can do to help accelerate the transition to clean energy. America produces more than three times as much power from the sun, the wind and the earth as it did in 2014, with growth in all 50 states. Key technologies such as electric vehicles and battery storage are also booming – helping to repower America with clean energy.

In this episode, David Roberts is joined by Albert Gore to discuss the fate of the electric-vehicle tax credits under the Trump administration. Gore explains how the consumer credit provides a demand-side signal to complement the supply-side manufacturing credits, and why eliminating either would primarily benefit Chinese manufacturers.