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On Tuesday this week President Biden signed into the law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This bill is the result of years of work by clean energy businesses, advocates, nonprofits, and government agencies to pass legislation that is expected to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.

Today the United States House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – sending the bill to President Biden’s desk for signing. The bill includes $370 billion for significant investments in clean energy technologies that are also slated to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.

The combined investments in the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act puts the U.S. on a path to roughly 40% emissions reduction by 2030, and represents the single biggest climate investment in U.S. history, by far.

Some are calling it a “wow” moment. More than a quarter of all electricity in the United States was powered by renewable energy in April.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will make a historic down payment on deficit reduction to fight inflation, will bring down consumer energy costs, increase American energy security and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40 percent by 2030.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has several goals, one of which is to curb climate change. So, how can the bill help people become energy efficient and save money? Good Question.

Today the United States Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – including $370 billion for significant investments in clean energy technologies.

The Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) which is responsible for operating the power grid across 15 U.S. states, including Minnesota has made troubling announcements about the possibility of rolling brownouts this summer. The summer peak forecast is 124 GW with 119 GW of projected regularly available generation within MISO. There are a variety of factors impacting this including the extreme temperatures, planned maintenance and outages and the retirement of coal and nuclear plants over the past year. Here are the top five things you need to know about this warning.