NEW REPORT: More Than 400,000 New Clean Energy Jobs Have Been Created Since IRA Passage

Washington, D.C. – According to Climate Power’s latest clean energy boom report, in less than two and a half years since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act more than 400,000 new clean energy jobs and over $422 billion in investments across 48 states and Puerto Rico have been announced. Most of the clean energy projects and jobs are located in congressional districts represented by Republicans – 405 clean energy projects and 216,322 jobs, respectively. Of the top 10 states for new clean energy jobs, half have Republican governors welcoming the local investments.

Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes issued the following statement:

“If you support American manufacturing and made-in-America energy, you have to support America’s clean energy investments. A majority of the more than 400,000 new clean energy jobs are in Republican districts, with a large number in rural areas and communities that have been left behind. Congress must protect the jobs and investments creating opportunity and hope for countless families. Pulling the rug out from under American companies, innovators, and working people would be, as one president put it, ‘American carnage.’”

Read the full report HERE

TOPLINES: New clean energy projects are creating jobs in key states and districts

• 751 new clean energy projects have been announced or advanced, totaling 406,007 new jobs and over $422 billion in investments across 48 states and Puerto Rico.
• 216,322 new jobs and over $204.69 billion in investment have been announced across 405 clean energy projects in 152 Republican-held districts.
• $126 billion in clean energy investments is spurring 155,000 jobs in disadvantaged communities across the country.
• $55 billion in clean energy investments is spurring 62,000 jobs in rural communities across the country.
• The top ten states for new clean energy jobs are Georgia, New York, Texas, Michigan, South Carolina, Nevada, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and North Carolina. 
• The top ten Republican districts for new clean energy jobs are:
  • NV-02, represented by Rep. Mark Amodei, with 14,960 jobs
  • GA-10, represented by Rep. Mike Collins, with 9,910 jobs
  • NC-9, represented by Rep. Richard Hudson, with 8,171 jobs
  • AZ-9, represented by Rep. Paul Gosar, with 7,940 jobs
  • OH-15, represented by Rep. Mike Carey, with 7,663 jobs
  • IN-5, represented by Rep. Victoria Spartz, with 7,342 jobs
  • GA-1, represented by Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter, with 7,300 jobs
  • OK-2, represented by Rep. Josh Brecheen, with 6,545 jobs 
  • ID-2, represented by Rep. Michael Simpson, with 6,500 jobs 
  • GA-11, represented by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, with 6,152 jobs