MAY 2, 2024

FEATURE

Where are the clean energy projects in your state?

As part of the Good Jobs Initiative, the U.S. Dept of Labor is tracking clean energy projects that could potentially be eligible for the Inflation Reduction Act's enhanced tax incentives. This interactive map displays clean energy projects that are under construction or in a pre-construction phase, sortable by sector and state. For each project, the map and the following downloadable spreadsheet identify the project location, sector, size, company, name, status, and estimated number of construction jobs.

See how your state is benefiting from unprecedented capital investments and jobs announcements for clean energy manufacturing, projects, and related industries.

CHAMBERS IN THE NEWS

Florida Association of Chamber Professionals recently hosted Florida’s Chief Resilience Officer Wesley Brooks, PhD, who presented steps the state is taking to address flooding, sea level rise, and other environmental issues

Columbia (SC) Chamber holds briefing on new EV plant boasting $2B investment and 4,000 jobs

Roanoke Valley (VA) Chamber co-presents clean energy job fair with Center for Energy Education

Wild West EV and Riverton (WY) Chamber open new EV charging station

CONSERVATIVE VOICES ON CLEAN ENERGY

Let's talk about property rights

Two different op-eds appeared recently from conservative voices on the issues of clean energy and property rights. In the first, Ray Gaesser of the Iowa Conservative Energy Forum states that when opponents of clean energy argue on behalf of private property rights, they often go too far by calling to restrict the property rights of anyone who wants to lease their land for a solar project. In the other op-ed, Skyler Zunk of Energy Right presents a similar case in Virginia, where only solar development needs only 0.5% of the state’s land to hit its energy goals.

CLEAN ENERGY NEWS

Biden Administration moves to speed up permits for clean energy projects as part of last year’s debt ceiling deal

These were the top 5 solar states of 2023

Asheville NC solar company gets $650 million investment, while residents of New Hanover NC call for more clean energy investment at Duke Energy hearing

No, the electric vehicle market isn’t crashing, it just needs recharging

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