The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: An Iowa Perspective

The Inflation Reduction Act, aka the Schumer-Manchin climate deal, is historic – for a clean energy transition, rural prosperity, climate stewardship, economic and environmental justice, and for future generations.

For great coverage of the entire bill, see Canary Media, the Bipartisan Policy Center, Rewiring America, and elsewhere. Even better, we encourage clean energy afficionados to listen to these three recent episodes of the podcast Volts: Some Thoughts on the Inflation Reduction Act; Diving further into the Inflation Reduction Act part 1; and Diving further into the Inflation Reduction Act, part 2. Together, they provide an excellent explainer on not only what’s in the bill (including for consumers), but how we got here, and why this is such effective and durable policy on all fronts.

In this article, we 1) reflect broadly on the bill and approach, 2) overview the key areas of consumer-facing incentives (fact sheets included!), and 3) conclude with a few brief ideas on how Iowa policy could align with and magnify the benefits of the act for Iowa citizens and communities.


Posted: September 5, 2022


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