"Starting in January 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act makes a slew of new tax credits available to help individuals and organizations in the United States transition to solar and other forms of clean energy. A key feature of these tax credits is that they include strong incentives for recipients to employ well-trained, well-compensated workers to carry out clean energy projects.
The IRA is groundbreaking not only as the first major federal action on climate change, but also because the law makes it clear that we don't have to choose between having good jobs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The IRA's workforce provisions will help create quality jobs and clear pathways into them and help ensure that clean energy projects are executed safely and effectively. As we discuss in the UC Berkeley Labor Center report, "Putting California on the High Road: A Jobs and Climate Action Plan for 2030," these kinds of standards are essential to maximizing shared prosperity as we fight climate change."
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Kat Friedrich
Editor in Chief
American Solar Energy Society
Monona WI
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