Last Updated on: 4th July 2025, 01:18 am
Congress has passed a reconciliation bill for 2025. It has been misleadingly branded “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Donald Trump and Republicans, but it’s really One Big Bad Budget Bill. We’ve already covered it a bit, and I’m sure we will write much more about it in the coming days, but there have been some early, well thought out responses from cleantech industry groups, and I wanted to give them some air here. Read on and see what they have to say:
Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Final House Passage of the Reconciliation Bill — from SEIA
Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on final House passage of the reconciliation bill:
“The bill being sent to the President’s desk today is a significant step backwards for our nation’s energy economy at a time when we can least afford it. In the face of rising energy costs, global instability, and growing demand for power, Congress has turned its back on the very industries that are adding the majority of the new electricity generating capacity to the grid.
“America is in the midst of an energy manufacturing boom, with new solar and storage factories opening across the country thanks to the forward-looking policy this law will upend. Now many of these brand new factories will be forced to shut down and lay off thousands of workers, gutting communities that were finally seeing the kind of industrial revival rural America needs and handing an untimely and strategic victory to China.
“While this bill avoided some very damaging provisions, it is deeply disappointing to see partisan politics outweigh practical pro-growth solutions that serve all Americans. Solar and storage are America’s best bet to lower energy costs, build long-term energy resilience, and break free from the grip of foreign energy dependence. It is especially disheartening to witness the total disregard for the thousands of small businesses in the residential solar sector that were given only months to reinvent themselves.
“Regardless of what happens in Washington in the coming months and years, markets will continue to drive outcomes. The solar and storage industry is resilient, and SEIA will keep fighting every day for smart, stable, business-friendly policies that deliver on authentic and true American energy independence.”
Congressional Republicans Abandon Working Families and Vulnerable Communities — from BlueGreen Alliance
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives upheld the Senate’s revisions to the budget bill working its way through Congress. The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” repeals clean energy investments that would create millions of manufacturing and construction jobs around the country.
Research confirms that killing these investments will shutter projects, cost jobs, limit American competitiveness in the global economy, and offshore our domestic manufacturing supply chain of clean technologies over the next decade.
The bill could also increase household energy costs by $400 annually within the next decade and will strip millions of Americans of their healthcare.
The bill is headed to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature.
Following the bill’s passage, the BlueGreen Alliance released a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh.
“The GOP passed this disastrous budget bill, and everyday Americans will pay the price. It clearly illustrates that Republicans in Congress do not work for their states or their districts—they work for their campaign donors and billionaires. This bill is a loud wakeup call that the GOP does not value working families.”
EnergySage Reacts To Congress’s Omnibus Bill Advancement, Consequences for Solar Industry
EnergySage, the nation’s leading home electrification marketplace for clean energy solutions, issued a statement today regarding Congress’s advancement of the omnibus bill that has been dubbed the “one big, beautiful bill,” which would eliminate the Residential Clean Energy Credit—also known as the 25D tax credit.
EnergySage Director of Insights Emily Walker issued the following statement:
“This bill doesn’t just eliminate clean energy tax credits prematurely—it will kill thousands of jobs, crush small businesses, and make home energy more expensive for millions of Americans. Clean energy is the only viable energy future—one that is sustainable, affordable, and provides the abundance of energy the world needs. But this budget bill inexplicably and unnecessarily takes us backward. We remain deeply committed to America’s clean energy future over the long run. In the short term, we will help as many American homeowners as possible go solar before the tax credits expire at the end of this year. Beyond that, we will serve the millions of homeowners for whom solar remains a smart investment and an important act of independence from rising utility rates. Our mission remains to fuel the growth of clean energy, support installers nationwide, and accelerate home electrification, so people everywhere can save money, be more energy independent, and make a difference in the fight against climate change.”
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