Study after study has concluded that the law has been a tremendous boon for a nascent industry to build electric cars and reach far back into the supply chain to mine, process and assemble their batteries. One of the most recent assessments, released Monday by the business-oriented nonprofit E2, tabulated that in the year since the […]
Climate law champions outside of the government are attempting to draw attention to the investments spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act this week. A report released Monday found that companies announced 210 major new clean energy projects in the year following the climate law’s enactment. Those projects will create at least 74,181 new jobs and […]
The 15 congressional districts that have attracted the most clean energy investments since enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act are led by Republicans, according to a new report by the advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2).
The jobs are well-paid and offer opportunities to advance quickly, says Bob Keefe, executive director of E2. He recently visited Qcells’s first solar factory in Dalton, Georgia, where he says he spoke with a worker who had been in the carpet industry, along with the rest of his family. The town calls itself the “carpet […]
E2 only tracks projects that have been publicly announced since the IRA’s signing, and some projects don’t include investment data or job estimates, so the group notes that its numbers are pretty conservative. Even still, those 210 publicly announced projects across 39 states represent more than $86 billion in investments and at least 74,181 new jobs. “It’s like nothing we’ve seen […]
A recent report by national business group E2 found that 38 states are home to at least one major clean energy project, with Georgia and South Carolina currently leading the pack. “It happens. These jobs are taking root, these investments are taking place, people are going to work, and these jobs are good jobs, supported […]
The nonpartisan business group E2 says 210 clean energy and zero emissions vehicle projects have been announced in the year since Biden signed the law. If completed, the projects would create a total of 74,000 jobs from more than $86 billion in investments.
Overall, E2, a group representing clean energy business leaders, counts 210 projects announced, which would translate into $86 billion in new investment across 39 states. When combined with the investment from the CHIPS and infrastructure laws, those estimates could go as high as $230 billion. And that’s just private investment. The White House counts about $70 billion in […]
Out of 210 major clean energy manufacturing projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act was enacted, Republican Congressional districts have captured 72 percent of the 74,181 new jobs and 86 percent of the $86.3 billion in private investment, according to tracking by E2.
The benefits of historic federal clean energy investments passed last year will be felt for decades to come–not only because they are designed to last for a decade or more, but because of long term savings they will bring to residents and businesses.
A recent report from the national business group E2 found 38 states are home to at least one planned major clean energy project, with Georgia and South Carolina currently leading the pack.
Last week, the state legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that puts a freeze on some residential building code updates, impacting energy efficiency and structural safety standards of new homes for years to come. “Based on the expert analysis that we’ve seen, the $20,000 estimate was pretty overinflated, and undersold the benefits […]