Writing for Canary Media on January 2, 2023, Jeff St. John surveys the potential for and barriers to renewable energy growth in the United States, asking whether the Inflation Reduction Act can power the sector to overcome significant obstacles and achieve new levels of scale and capacity. Specifically, to what extent can the IRA reduce the cost and time of bringing clean energy projects to market in the face of supply-chain problems, energy market turmoil sustained by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and regulatory delays, especially in transmission-grid interconnections. Still, the IRA has already injected new momentum into the efforts of solar and wind companies through its offerings of programs and subsidies.
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