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May 15, 2025

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Clean Energy Industry Leaders on GOP Budget: It’s Bad for Business, Families and American Competitiveness

Washington, D.C. – This week, House Republicans in the Ways and Means committee and the Energy and Commerce committee unveiled their budget plan that guts critical energy tax credits — threateningthousands of American jobs, raising electricity bills for families and businesses, and jeopardizing U.S. leadership in energy and innovation just as energy demand is surging.

The consequences won’t just only hit families — through less reliable, more expensive energy and billions of dollars in lost investments — this bill will deal a major blow to America’s ability to compete in global energy leadership, advanced manufacturing, and energy-intensive technologies like AI and data centers. The result: More U.S. projects and jobs sent overseas and fewer opportunities for American workers.

Republicans and Democrats alike are warning that the weakened energy tax credits in the House Ways and Means budget bill will undermine America’s competitiveness with China, threaten thousands of jobs, and jeopardize critical investments needed to strengthen U.S. energy leadership. Just yesterday, 12 House Republicans urged House leadership to revise the bill that cuts or scales back energy tax credits

Clean energy industry leaders, investors, and associations are speaking out about the repercussions of gutting energy tax credits in the Ways and Means budget on American families and for American energy dominance:

  • Andrew Reagan, President, Clean Energy for America
  • Erik Lensch, CEO, Durham, N.C.-based Leyline Capital with projects in 15+ states including Texas, Utah, Arizona, and Kansas
  • Russ Bates, Founder, NXTGEN Clean Energy Solutions based outside Cleveland in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District
  • Bill Caesar, President, Generate Upcycle based in upstate New York in the 22nd Congressional District
  • Bob Keefe, Executive Director, national nonpartisan business group E2 and author of the 2024 book about federal energy policy
  • Michelle Knox, CEO,  WindSolarUSA based in Springfield, Ill. with projects throughout Illinois’ 16th Congressional District
  • Anne Evens, CEO, Chicago-based Elevate with projects in central Illinois and the 16th Congressional District
  • Abigail Ross Hopper, President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
  • Genevieve Cullen, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA)
  • Zach Friedman, Senior Director of Federal Policy, Ceres
  • Rich Powell, CEO, Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA)
  • Ray Long, President and CEO, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
  • Joanna Slaney, Vice President for Political and Government Affairs, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
  • Jillian Blanchard, Vice President of the Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program at Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG)
  • Albert Gore, Executive Director, The Zero Emission Transportation Association
  • Lena Moffitt, Executive Director, Evergreen Action
  • Elizabeth Beardsley, Senior Policy Counsel at the U.S. Green Building Council
  • Jackie Wong, Senior Vice President for Climate and Energy at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
  • Jason Grumet, CEO, American Clean Power Association (ACP)
  • Jason Walsh, Executive Director, BlueGreen Alliance
  • David Watkins, Director of Government Affairs for the Climate and Energy Program at Union of Concerned Scientists.
  • Kate Wright, Executive Director, Climate Mayors
  • Ben Prochazka, Executive Director, Electrification Coalition
  • Samantha Jacoby, Deputy Director of Federal Tax Policy, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
  • Michelle Knox, Chief Executive Officer, WindSolarUSA, based in Springfield, Ill

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