** Clean Energy:
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** The State Legislator’s Guide to the 2025 Federal Budget
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This is the new installment of a multi-part series, The State Legislator’s Guide to the 2025 Federal Budget ([link removed]) , where we’re unpacking the full impact of the federal budget bill and equipping state legislators with the resources and strategies they need to lead at this critical moment.
Earlier this year, Congress passed H.R.1, “The Big Ugly Bill,” a sweeping law that cuts federal investments in climate and environmental protection while steering more resources to polluters and the fossil fuel industry. These changes will make energy less reliable and more expensive for families at a time when the climate crisis is accelerating.
State legislators now have a critical window to lead. They can protect their communities, safeguard clean-energy progress, and continue building the foundation for good, green, union jobs in every state.
State Innovation Exchange and We Build Progress have partnered to break down what this new law means on the ground and outline the steps state leaders can take before the end of the year to keep clean-energy investments flowing and frontline communities protected. Let’s dive in.
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** Additional Resources
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* Learn more about Direct Pay and We Build Progress’s Livable Futures work here ([link removed])
* Reconciliation Bill Leaves Many Policy Gaps for States to Address ([link removed]) by Evergreen Collaborative and Climate XChange
* State and Local Revenue Options for Advancing a Brighter Future ([link removed]) by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
* Opportunities for State Agencies to Cut Costs with Federal Elective Pay Clean Energy Tax Credits ([link removed]) by State Support Center, Lawyers for Good Government, and Government Finance Officers Association.
* Senate Republicans’ 'Big Beautiful Bill’ (aka “Big Ugly Bill”) will increase energy costs and destroy our clean energy future. We must act now to stop it. ([link removed]) by the League of Conservation Voters
* Repealing Clean Energy Tax Credits Would Raise Electricity Prices for American Families and Job Creators Across the United States ([link removed]) by the Clean Energy Buyers Association
* Projected Impacts of Repealing the Section 45Y and 48E Technology-Neutral Clean Electricity Tax Credits ([link removed]) by Resources from the Future
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