ICYMI: Analysis says Reconciliation Bill risks 9,400 Arizona jobs in the solar industry 

Phoenix, AZ. – A new report released by the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) highlights the massive job losses that will occur if the current federal budget reconciliation bill is approved by the U.S. Senate.

According to the SEIA analysis, “330,000 current and future jobs across the country could be at risk if the reconciliation bill is enacted without changes.” The report’s state-by-state analysis notes that Arizona stands to lose 9,400 jobs in the solar industry.

The analysis also found that “the House-passed tax bill could trigger the closure or cancellation of 331 factories and erase $286 billion in local investment in American communities” while increasing utility bills across the nation by $51 billion.

“Lost jobs in every single state are a recipe for disaster for American families, businesses, and the U.S. economy,” said SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper in a statement released with the report. “From Texas and California to Florida and Illinois, lawmakers will put Americans nationwide out of work if this legislation becomes law, plain and simple. Axing energy jobs means shuttered U.S. factories, canceled local investments, and energy shortfalls nationwide. We hope that U.S. Senators won’t let their constituents lose their livelihoods on their watch.”

U.S. Rep Juan Ciscomani joined his Republican colleagues in voting for the bill in the House, where it passed by a single vote, despite the devastation it would cause to Arizona’s growing clean energy economy.

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