The budget bill passed last week is a direct attack on the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax incentives—some of the most important tools we have to fight climate change, lower energy costs, and support job creation in rapidly growing sectors like solar, wind, and battery storage.
This bill would accelerate the expiration of nearly every major clean energy tax credit, which would be devastating to America’s energy transition. The proposal would end the tax credit for used electric vehicles and new EVs (with minor exceptions) by the end of 2025.
Residential energy efficiency credits would also disappear that year. The Clean Electricity Investment and Production tax credits would be phased down starting in 2029—three years earlier than planned—and completely eliminated by 2032 instead of 2035.
These aren’t minor technical changes. They are an aggressive dismantling of the very policies that have powered America’s clean energy boom. In 2024 alone, 93% of all new American energy supply came from solar, wind, and battery storage.
Gutting support for these industries just as energy demand is spiking—from the growth of artificial intelligence and crypto mining to expanded home electrification—would result in skyrocketing energy costs for families and businesses.
According to current estimates, repealing these clean energy tax credits would raise household electricity bills by more than $110 per year starting next year.
Worse yet, the bill would impose new restrictions so stringent that even the few remaining clean energy incentives would become inaccessible to most companies. This triple-pronged assault—early sunsets, fast phase-outs, and regulatory barriers are designed not just to slow down our clean energy progress, but to reverse it.
Clean energy investments are already creating jobs, lowering costs, and driving growth, especially in Republican districts. Since 2022, over half of the new clean energy jobs have been created in these very districts. Yet this bill would sabotage those economic gains in the name of short-term budget optics.
Fortunately, we can likely count on Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego to oppose this legislation in the Senate. In the House, Democratic Representatives like Greg Stanton are expected to fight against it.
However, it will be impossible to sway most AZ Republican representatives—except maybe Reps. Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert.
Call to Action:
Please take a moment to contact the offices of Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Rep. David Schweikert – even though the bill already passed the House. Urge them to oppose the cuts to clean energy if the bill comes back from the Senate with similar cuts.
Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01)
Washington, D.C. Office:
- Address: 166 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. Phone: (202) 225-2190
Scottsdale District Office:
- Address: 14500 N. Northsight Blvd., Suite 221, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Phone: (480) 946-2411
To send an email to Representative Schweikert, please use his official contact form: Email Congressman Schweikert
Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)
Washington, D.C. Office:
- Address: 461 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2542
- Tucson District Office: 1636 N. Swan Road, Suite 200, Tucson, AZ 85712 Phone: (520) 881-3588
To send an email to Representative Ciscomani, please use his official contact form: Contact Representative Ciscomani
Tell them Arizona needs more clean energy—not less—and that this is about protecting our environment, economy, and public health.
Together, we can make our voices heard before it’s too late.
