The following resources document federal policy and benefits supporting clean energy investment and related technology innovation, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the CHIPS and Science Act, and related bills. This page will be updated as needed.
As passed in 2022, the IRA marked the largest-ever investment in US clean energy, technology, and related manufacturing. The package aims to modernize transportation, building, heavy industry, energy, and other strategic sectors. It also invests in developing domestic supply chains. Rules are set to ensure that benefits flow widely to Americans across the country. Low-income groups, and those that have experienced disproportionate harmful pollution, are a top priority.
While these benefits have begun to be realized as of mid 2025, progress is in limbo while Congress and the Administration determine which grants and tax credits remain. Here, we’ve highlighted opportunities in the IRA to show the scale of potential benefits if the IRA continues.
States, cities, businesses, and other stakeholders have accessed public clean energy funding, often contributing additional local private and public funds, and are building new projects across the country. A growing roster of these efforts have begun to deliver significant benefits to communities nationwide.
To document this progress, below we have curated case studies and examples of successful IRA implementations. These benefits could be jeopardized if federal incentives or policies are cancelled or significantly rolled back.
The following resources and tools can help US states and cities, along with companies, economic development organizations, and policymakers discover incentives, model policies, and identify the best places to build or attract various kinds of clean energy projects, often with the help of federal policies.
Smart implementation of any public support will continue to be critical to maximize benefits to the economy, jobs, health, and the climate. States as well as cities, businesses, and nonprofits are emerging as leaders in support of modernizing America’s industrial and energy sectors.
Below we've compiled information and guidance that states can access to implement clean energy and deliver varied benefits to their constituents. This will be updated as terms evolve.
Best practices for creating energy efficiency programs that are simple, durable, equitable, and tailored to the local market, with a focus on heat pumps.
Best practices for creating energy efficiency programs that are simple, durable, equitable, and tailored to the local market, with a focus on heat pumps.
Southern California residents can save money by switching to a heat pump – even without current federal incentives.
Five key elements to craft financing solutions to scale home energy upgrades.
US states across the country are planning near-term actions to improve buildings, support health, and boost economic opportunity.
In recent years, state Departments of Transportation across the United States have made progress to reduce the embodied carbon impact of concrete construction by deploying high-performance concrete mixes.
RMI conducted a bottom-up carbon analysis of the US building stock to determine the relative operational emissions for each segment.
Winter isn’t over yet in Colorado, but extreme heat will return. We list four ways that state and local governments can keep residents cool.
State energy offices can stack Inflation Reduction Act incentives to maximize home energy upgrades and savings.
The Inflation Reduction Act promised an unprecedented wave of clean energy investment. One year in, here’s where we’re seeing progress.