The clean energy plan initiated when the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law nearly 15 months ago is turbocharging our clean energy economy and revitalizing communities across the country. Arizona is becoming a battery manufacturing powerhouse, according to the latest report from Climate Power. New Arizona clean energy projects have already spurred $10.01 billion in investments and helped create or move forward over 13,570 good-paying clean energy jobs in the state.

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Arizona clean energy highlights:

  • KORE Power CEO Lindsay Gorrill applauded the IRA’s passage and said it provides an “incredible lift” to his company’s 1.3 million square foot battery manufacturing development in Buckeye. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office has conditionally approved a loan for the facility’s construction, which will create 700 construction jobs. The battery facility is expected to employ 1,250 when fully operational.
  • At a recent groundbreaking for American Battery Factory’s 2 million-square-foot gigafactory in Tucson, where an estimated 1,000 jobs are being created, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero proclaimed: “Cities like Tucson are leading on EV readiness and climate action. Many years from now, when we look back at the global race to develop the clean technologies of the future, people will look to the Sonoran Desert.”
  • Arizona ranks second in the nation for solar energy potential, and the industry is ramping up in the state. After acquiring Sun Streams 3 from First Solar in February 2021, Longroad Energy completed financing for a Maricopa County project in January 2023. Longroad’s CEO said he believes the IRA will enable future developments and benefit utilities and ratepayers.

“The renaissance in American manufacturing is offering opportunities to workers across the country to play a part in building the nation’s clean energy economy,” said Lindsay Gorrill, CEO and Founder of KORE Power. “From our team in Vermont that is advancing innovative energy storage solutions, to the construction crews building the KOREPlex in Arizona, we are proud of the men and women whose work is delivering on the promise of the clean energy transition.”

“President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ clean energy plan is bringing good paying manufacturing jobs back to communities across America — uplifting local economies and lowering energy costs, all while lowering toxic emissions,” said Lori Lodes, Climate Power’s Executive Director. “In small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between, Americans across the country are benefitting from our surging clean energy economy. Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress have tried to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act at least 25 times, even though the clean energy boom benefits their communities the most. The contrast between President Biden and House MAGA Republicans couldn’t be any clearer.”

“President Biden’s clean energy plan is working, and it’s setting off America’s next economic boom,” said Gina McCarthy, Managing Co-Chair of America is All In. “American workers and businesses are mobilizing to build the clean energy economy, showing that in every corner of our country, growing the economy goes hand-in-hand with tackling the climate crisis. This isn’t some far-off dream. We’re building the economy of the future right here in America: one that’s healthier, cleaner, and more just.”

National highlights:

  • Clean energy businesses have announced or moved forward with more than 200,000 jobs across 45 states and Puerto Rico.
  • The report details 388 clean energy projects, totaling $310 billion in new investments. Since Climate Power’s last report, businesses have added or announced 40,000 new jobs, totaling $31.62 billion in investments.
  • This report is Climate Power’s first to break down the clean energy boom in rural communities, which are benefiting from significant clean energy investments. Since August of 2022, 70 new projects are located in rural communities, totaling $35.59 billion in new investments and 33,578 new clean energy jobs.

Thanks to the clean energy plan, businesses have the security and stability they need to break ground on new facilities, creating good-paying jobs in the process. Climate Power’s reports consistently find that a majority of the nation’s clean energy project growth has occurred in districts represented by Republicans. Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, 120,573 new jobs and over $242 billion in investments across 200 clean energy projects are in 109 districts represented by House Republicans.