New CICE Report Finds IRA Has Significant Economic Impacts on Clean Energy Businesses and Communities

A survey of almost 930 clean energy and clean vehicle businesses across the U.S. details how the IRA has been a tremendous accelerator for the clean energy economy, delivering a significant return on investment through the jobs and capital investments it has helped create. Read this new report to learn more about how federal policies have helped lower market risk for investors and created certainty to help communities grow.

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CICE NEWS AND RESOURCES

CICE welcomes Jennifer Reiser as new Director of Operations

Upcoming webinar: Powering Ohio’s Future – Energy Legislation Impacting Ohio Businesses

CICE staff appointed to leadership roles with U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management

CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ørsted completes a 300-MW solar + storage project in Pinal Co. (AZ), set to generate approximately $80M for the local community

Ebon Solar to invest $942M to open solar cell manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, creating over 900 new jobs

Google is investing $1B in Texas in a massive solar project to power its data centers

GM pledges $625M to support the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada, aiming to boost domestic battery material supplies

US startup Lyten to invest over $1B to build the world's first gigafactory for lithium-sulfur batteries in Reno, Nevada

CLEAN ENERGY POLICY

IL lawmakers have submitted a pair of bills to support grid modernization and the encouragement of distributed energy resources

Clean energy siting and permitting legislation in MA is ready for possible votes before the Nov. 5 elections

The Department of the Interior makes significant strides in expanding geothermal energy on public lands

CLEAN ENERGY NEWS

As the world enters the "age of electricity" with rising power needs, IEA predicts sufficient solar, wind, and nuclear capacity to meet the demand by 2030

DOE invests $10M to support clean energy transitions for 3 communities across the U.S.

$600M announced for electric grid resilience with $94M for projects specifically in Florida, following recent hurricanes

Swing states are set to host 44% of clean energy projects announced since the IRA with $370B in IRA funding still unspent

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