Cash In On Clean Tech Incentives (Before It's Too Late)

About this episode

The episode discusses expiring clean tech incentives and how to take advantage of them before they disappear.

Donald Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" took a sledgehammer to U.S. climate policy, including tax credits for clean cars and appliances. These incentives were helping people cut pollution, lower their energy bills, and make their homes more comfortable. Trump's bill eliminates the credits by the end of this year. Wait, don't change the channel—because these incentives haven't expired yet! So for the next few months, there is a federally-funded BLOWOUT SALE on clean tech. Shop until your energy bills drop! In this episode of A Matter of Degrees , we break down which credits are expiring, what they can do for you, and how to take advantage of them before they're gone. We also dive into how the incentives were cutting pollution, improving people's lives, and transforming our economy. Finally, we talk about what's next for household electrification and how we can continue to make progress under the current administration. To help tell these stories, we bring on Ingrid Malmgren , the Senior Policy Director at Plug In America. Visit pluginamerica.org to learn more about electric vehicles and how to get one before federal incentives expire at the end of September. We're…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

Guests: Ingrid Malmgren, Sarah Gracia

Topics covered

• clean tech incentives
• climate policy
• household electrification
• energy bills
• pollution reduction

Keywords

• clean tech
• incentives
• energy bills
• pollution
• climate policy
• electric vehicles
• solar panels

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plug In America, Solar United Neighbors

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