"Kara Saul-Rinaldi, the president and co-founder of AnnDyl Policy Group, which has helped states prepare for the rebate program, says that most are hurrying to get their applications in by early January. She also hopes that the Trump administration will maintain both programs — even though not a single Republican voted for the bill that created them."
This story was originally published by Washington Post on November 13, 2024.
For the past two years, millions of consumers have been able to claim cash back from the government for buying electric vehicles, heat pumps, better insulation and more. Through the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration has funneled billions of dollars toward clean technologies, hoping to save Americans money and reduce carbon emissions at the same time.
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But President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to “terminate” the cash flowing to clean energy — and has targeted benefits for consumers. Trump attempted to repeal the electric-vehicle tax credit during his previous term in office and has called the Biden administration’s climate law “the green new scam.”
