Republicans in Georgia’s state legislature — including a key ally of Gov. Brian Kemp — are pressing U.S. Senate leaders to preserve solar deployment and manufacturing credits.
Why it matters: The lobbying efforts show how GOP plans to pare back Inflation Reduction Act credits in budget reconciliation are roiling red-state developments.
Driving the news: “We urge you not to weaken the tax credits, as doing so would only harm the manufacturing renaissance in Georgia while creating opportunities for Chinese companies to take over the solar industry,” 16 GOP Georgia lawmakers said in a letter to Senate Finance Committee members.
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