US Policy
On the Climate Bill’s Second Birthday, Surging Successes — But a Split Reality
The Inflation Reduction Act promised an unprecedented wave of clean energy growth. Two years on, the act’s impacts are exceeding even optimistic initial estimates.
Maintaining Momentum: Alternative Funding Guide for State Energy Projects
EPA just awarded $3.1B in grants to 13 state projects — here’s how states can pay for the other 600+ priority measures in their action plans.
How Semiconductor Leadership Could Boost US Solar Manufacturing
On August 9, 2022, the US federal government enacted the CHIPS and Science Act, which allocates $52 billion toward revitalizing domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The impact of this investment on US manufacturing may extend beyond just microchips. Leveraging data from the newly released Clean Growth Tool, a free resource…
Batteries in Phoenix, Heat Pumps in Houston: Here’s Where Cleantech Industries Are Best Poised to Thrive
States and localities want to raise their chances of attracting clean energy investment. Industry leaders want to find the places best suited for scaling their technologies. The Clean Growth Tool helps with both.
Measuring Up States’ Priority Climate Action Plans
States’ Priority Climate Action Plans could result in 7 percent less climate pollution from the United States by 2030