Donald Trump’s freeze of Inflation Reduction Act dollars is threatening the more than $15.5 billion in investments and the more than 20,000 good-paying clean energy jobs resulting from those investments, the sixth-most in the country. Nevada has claimed more of its potential IRA funds than any other state in the nation, including receiving over $96 million for consumer home energy rebate programs to help Nevadans lower their energy costs. In 2023, Nevada’s clean energy industry employed 35,158 workers and more than 41,000 Nevada families benefitted from more than $151 million in tax credits to further lower the costs of clean energy and energy efficiency upgrades to their homes. 

A report released by the Nevada Current revealed that Joe Lombardo has spent his time – on the campaign trail and as governor – criticizing investments made by federal Democrats while taking credit for job-creating projects funded by those same investments, including the IRA. Now, as those same projects are poised to be cut by Donald Trump, Lombardo and Nevada Republicans have been silent about the potential loss of tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and the disruption to hardworking people’s lives and wallets.

Nevada State Democratic Party spokesperson Tai Sims: 

“Thanks to investments made by Democrats, Nevada became one of the top states to  benefit from billions of dollars in clean energy investments that have created thousands of good-paying jobs throughout our state and created numerous consumer savings programs. Now, Donald Trump’s funding freeze designed to help Big Oil CEOs is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Nevada families and will raise costs on the middle class. Despite being home to the highest unemployment rate in the nation, Republicans like Joe Lombardo are standing idly by, refusing to defend Nevada jobs.”