Republican budget rollback would raise household energy costs, prioritizing billionaires over working families.
NEVADA — Nevada clean energy advocates are responding after House Republicans cleared a budget bill that ultimately guts investments powering Nevada’s clean energy boom. The House bill, which passed by a single vote, will raise household energy costs, derail over 21,000 clean energy jobs, and pull the plug on billions in local investment — all to give tax breaks to billionaires. While Nevada’s congressional Democrats rejected the destructive bill, Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-2) backed the measure, despite a majority of new clean energy jobs and investment benefiting his own district.
The bill outright repeals key tax credits that have already helped cut energy bills for families and expand manufacturing in our state. This includes tax credits for solar panels, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and energy-efficient appliances, which have enabled more than 41,000 Nevada families to save over $151 million on their power bills. These same credits made it possible for companies like Unimacts to expand their manufacturing and create new jobs, and for local solar businesses like Sol-Up and Freedom Forever to scale up their operations.
The bill also deepens attacks on working families and public health, slashing grants for cleaning up air pollution, financing and deploying clean energy projects, upgrading grid infrastructure, and improving fuel efficiency, including programs that directly benefit rural, Tribal, and disadvantaged communities.
“Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill is a big, brutal betrayal of hardworking Nevadans,” said Kristee Watson, Executive Director for the Nevada Conservation League. “It would jack up our power bills, kill good-paying jobs, and hand our clean energy future to other countries instead of building up our competition on a global scale — all while giving billionaires more tax breaks. Rep. Amodei will have to explain to Nevada families why he voted to sabotage his own community in order to fund tax cuts for billionaires. Nevadans didn’t ask for this rollback – and we won’t stay silent about it.”
“By advancing this bill, Republicans are threatening jobs, raising energy costs, and sacrificing Nevada’s solar and battery industries,” said Tiffany Hsieh, Climate Power Western States Hub Director. “This bill betrays Nevadans and undermines Nevada’s energy independence – all so the wealthiest Americans can get another massive tax cut.”
“A budget serves as a value statement, and with this budget, Trump and Republicans are showing that they value corporations, billionaires, and polluters over Nevada’s working families. This bill would not only slash good-paying union jobs and increase our energy bills, but also roll back the climate progress that Nevadans have worked so hard for,” said Jarrett Clark with For Our Future Nevada. “Nevada has established itself as a clean energy leader, driving new economic growth, and creating job opportunities in every corner of the state. We applaud Representatives Titus, Lee, and Horsford for standing against this job-killing budget and are counting on Senators Cortez Masto and Rosen to reject it in the Senate.
Trump and Republicans ran on a promise to cut energy costs in half, but costs have only risen. If clean energy tax credits and key pollution regulations are gutted, Nevada households are expected to see an increase in total annual energy costs of $289 by 2030 — the second-highest increase in the country. Nevada is already among the top states with the highest electricity bills, and with triple-digit temperatures on the horizon, these cuts will make Nevadans less prepared and put families in danger of not accessing life-saving air conditioning.
“What Nevada families needed from Congress was to lower our bills, which many families cannot afford anymore, and support clean energy. Instead, the House just passed a bill that will force electricity bills even higher, allow more pollution in our communities, and cut clean energy jobs throughout our state,” said Juan Carlos Guardado with Chispa Nevada. “This is a gift to corporate polluters and billionaire donors. By cutting tax credits and rebates that help consumers reduce electricity bills and make our homes more energy efficient, Congress is making monopoly utilities richer at the expense of working people. Instead of investing in homegrown clean energy in one of the sunniest states in the nation, we will again be paying more money for imported methane gas. We need our Senators, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, to protect Nevada families from higher prices and dirtier air. Please vote no on this dangerous package.”
Tariffs have already made everyday goods like groceries and clothes more expensive. The Trump administration has targeted programs that assist low-income families in keeping the lights on, and is now set to dismantle Energy Star, a common-sense standard that has saved Americans more than $500 billion in energy costs. Instead of easing the burden on families, the House reconciliation plan doubles down on economic hardship for the lowest earners while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans.
“As a mother of two boys, I’m fighting with everything I have to protect my children’s future. Repealing clean energy tax credits isn’t just bad policy — it’s a direct threat to our families,” said Mary Wagner with Moms Clean Air Force. “Here in Nevada, those investments could mean good-paying jobs, cleaner air, and lower energy bills. Without them, we’ll see more toxic air, worse heat waves, and skyrocketing health and electricity costs. Our kids deserve a future where they can breathe clean air and live without fear of the next wildfire or climate disaster. We must defend clean energy progress, and we must defend Nevada’s future.”
Since federal clean energy investments were passed in 2022, Nevada has attracted $15.5 billion in new investment, created over 21,700 jobs from Sparks to Sloan, in solar, battery manufacturing, EVs, and grid modernization. However, the Trump Administration’s attacks on clean energy investments threatened $2 billion in investments and 5,000 Nevada-based jobs after a battery factory project announced it was canceled.
“House Republicans have spoken: Taking money and jobs out of Nevada is a small price to pay when lining billionaires’ pockets,” said Taylor Patterson, Executive Director of Native Voters Alliance Nevada. “Nevada’s own Representative Mark Amodei voted away thousands of jobs from his constituents while they slept. From Sparks to Sloan, the economy has grown due to the very investments being repealed. And make no mistake–urban, rural, and Tribal communities across the Silver State will suffer as a result. Stifling the momentum we’ve built will be detrimental to our economy and the health of our communities.”
“Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act is a direct blow to working families, small businesses, and underserved communities,” said Eric Jeng of One APIA Nevada. “It would eliminate clean energy jobs, raise utility costs, and pull the plug on opportunities that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Nevadans have only just begun to access. Nevada has led the way on clean energy and economic innovation—any member of Congress who votes to undo that progress will have to answer to their constituents about why they chose higher bills and fewer jobs, and why they undermined American workers by allowing these opportunities to be outsourced overseas instead of investing in them here at home.”
Clean energy manufacturing is booming across the country as a result of federal investments, and Republican-held districts are seeing the most significant gains. Nevada, which has the greatest solar power potential in the country, is proving how transformative these investments can be. Nevada’s second congressional district, represented by Rep. Amodei, is home to over 15,000 of the state’s more than 21,000 new clean energy jobs, and with $11.1 billion of investment. Rep. Amodei’s district leads the nation in clean energy job creation in Republican-held districts, and he has recognized the economic value of clean energy tax credits. Yet, the Congressman voted to turn his back on the very progress his own district benefited from.
With this vote, Members of Congress put on record whether or not they will support legislation that strikes down clean energy incentives that have driven a clean energy and manufacturing boom over the last three years.
The Senate will begin crafting its version of the bill, and Nevadans will be counting on Senators Cortez Masto and Rosen to protect jobs, lower energy costs, and defend the clean energy future that’s already delivering for communities across the state.
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About Mom’s Clean Air Force
Moms Clean Air Force is a community of 1.5 million moms, dads, and caregivers united against air pollution – including the urgent crisis of our changing climate – to protect our children’s health.
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About Chispa Nevada
Chispa Nevada is a program of the League of Conservation Voters that builds the power of Latine communities to fight for clean air, clean energy and a healthy environment that can sustain us today and for generations to come.