Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar

With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act

When the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” last month, gutting former President Biden’s landmark 2022 climate law almost in its entirety, all eyes turned to the Senate. The upper chamber of Congress must pass its own version of the bill to be reconciled with the House text before anything can get the president’s signature and become law. On Monday, the Senate Finance Committee released legislative t…

Senate GOP Favors Round-The-Clock Power Over Solar and Wind

Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar

The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others.

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The Senate’s tax bill would boost baseload electricity — including nuclear and geothermal power — while slashing incentives for intermittent sources. By Mark Chediak A cooling tower at a nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in 2024. Photographer: Heather Khalifa/Bloomberg Senate Republicans would use their version of Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill to ...