Clean Electricity in States Across the United States: The Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and Carbon Pollution Standards on States’ Electricity Futures

Switching to clean energy and reducing the harmful air pollution caused by fossil fuels can deliver cleaner air and improved health across the United States. Transitioning to clean, renewable energy will also create new economic opportunities, lower bills for consumers, and create good jobs.

States across the United States are already seeing these clean energy benefits, thanks to the falling costs of wind and solar installation and recent federal action. The Inflation Reduction Act provides hundreds of billions of dollars to support a robust domestic clean energy supply chain, accelerate investments in clean energy technologies, and help cut climate and public health pollution while supporting economic development in communities across the country. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon pollution standards for power plants will also capitalize on the favorable economics of clean energy to lock in progress and deliver cuts in harmful climate pollution.

The following fact sheets explore how these federal actions and market forces are projected to change states’ electricity grids over the coming decades and the potential climate, health, and economic benefits from these grid transformations.