Solar Powers America
In the last year, solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in private sector investment. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
Last updated on August 14, 2023
Last year, Congress passed transformational clean energy legislation, supercharging America’s solar industry and spurring a wave of new investment in clean energy deployment, manufacturing, and jobs. These investments are uplifting communities in all 50 states with new economic opportunities and unleashing a new era of American energy dominance. Please use these talking points and sample social media posts to explain the importance of these clean energy incentives to your organization and the industry as a whole.
Talking Points
Clean Energy Incentives Are Working
- In the last year, U.S. solar and storage companies have announced over $100 billion in new private sector investments.
- The unprecedented surge in clean energy investments is a clear sign that the policies enacted by Congress last year are working.
- As a result of these policies, by 2033 the solar industry will add $565 billion to the economy and grow to nearly 700 gigawatts of solar, about 5 times the amount of solar deployed today.
- The new clean energy incentives contain pro-business, pro-growth policies that support our communities and enhance American energy security.
- These incentives have done more for domestic solar manufacturing than any program or policy in U.S. history. In just the last year, over 60 solar manufacturing facilities and 14 storage manufacturing facilities have been announced or expanded.
- Over the next decade, these incentives will help us create hundreds of thousands of well-paying solar careers across the country. By 2033, nearly 500,000 Americans will have a solar job.
- Solar manufacturing jobs are expected to triple over the next 10 years and grow from about 33,000 jobs today to over 100,000 manufacturing jobs by 2033.
- Thanks to the support of game changing climate legislation, the U.S. solar and storage industry is on track to grow from 5% of U.S. electricity generation today to 20% by 2030.
- The growth of abundant clean energy directly translates to cost savings for consumers, new jobs, opportunities for small businesses, public health benefits, and a stronger and more reliable power grid.
LinkedIn/Instagram/Facebook
- America's new clean energy incentives were a crucial step toward securing America's energy future. Today, we have more jobs, more investment, and more domestic manufacturing because of these investments. But now, all the progress we've made is under threat. Repealing the energy incentives would not only destroy countless jobs, but it would further our dependence on other countries for energy and make us less safe. Congress must protect clean energy. #SolarPowers #solar #cleanenergy #jobs #workers #energyindependence https://bit.ly/43AMeZ7
- #SolarPowers energy affordability. Solar is one of the most affordable energy sources in the United States and countless families and small businesses are using the new clean energy incentives to invest in solar and lower their energy bills. Repealing these incentives would pull the rug out from under these families and hike their energy bills in the heat of summer. Add your name to the letter demanding we protect clean energy: #solar #cleanenergy #savings https://bit.ly/43AMeZ7
- America’s growing solar industry is the envy of the world. The historic clean energy package passed last year is already driving a wave of new manufacturing announcements and is expected to create an additional 200,000 jobs and $600 billion in private investment in the solar industry alone. American workers are leading the way towards a clean energy future. We cannot afford to repeal these new investments and leave communities behind. Let's stand up for American workers and protect clean energy 📢 #SolarPowers #solar #cleanenergy #jobs #workers https://bit.ly/43AMeZ7
Twitter/Threads
- Click to Tweet: #SolarPowers historic investments in the American economy. New analysis from @SEIA shows that the #solar and #storage industry has announced over $100 billion in new private sector investments since the Inflation Reduction Act passed. Read more⬇️ https://bit.ly/3qlyUtB
- Click to Tweet: With support from the energy policies passed last year, there’s been $20 billion in new #solar manufacturing investments announced. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Check out @SEIA's analysis on the booming solar and #storage industry. #SolarPowers https://bit.ly/3qlyUtB
- Click to Tweet: #SolarPowers American jobs. Over the next decade, the #solar industry is projected to support nearly 500,000 careers, with 100,000 of those jobs being in manufacturing. Read more on what’s driving rapid growth in #solar and #storage. https://bit.ly/3qlyUtB
- Click to Tweet: In the last year, the #solar industry has planned more than $100 billion in new private sector investments into the U.S. economy. In the next 10 years, that number is set to increase to $565 billion. #SolarPowers https://bit.ly/3qlyUtB
- Click to Tweet: #SolarPowers America’s clean energy infrastructure. The #solar industry is on track to add 669 GW of electric generating capacity in the next decade — enough to power every home east of the Mississippi River. https://bit.ly/3qlyUtB
- Click to Tweet: Under the energy policies passed by Congress last year, #energystorage is soaring. 65 GWh of standalone storage manufacturing capacity has been announced in just twelve months, helping to power homes, businesses, and schools around the clock. #SolarPowers https://bit.ly/3qlyUtB