ENERGY LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF NEED: A BLUEPRINT FOR STATES

The document argues that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will negatively impact the U.S. economy, costing households $170 billion in energy bills and reducing GDP by $1.1 trillion by 2035. To counter this, it urges states to reduce clean energy costs by improving siting and permitting, optimizing existing transmission, promoting self-supply for large customers, and enhancing procurement practices.

• The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is projected to cause significant economic damage by 2035, including a $1.1 trillion reduction in U.S. GDP, the loss of 790,000 jobs, and $170 billion in increased energy costs for American businesses and households.
• Clean energy project costs in the U.S. have stalled or increased, diverging from global trends. To reverse this, states must provide 'investment-grade policy' focusing on land access, transmission access, and revenue certainty.
• Transmission and permitting act as major bottlenecks; the U.S. built only 888 miles of new transmission in 2024, which is less than 10% of the Department of Energy's (DOE) requirements. Additionally, local restrictions on renewable siting have increased by 16% year-over-year, affecting 459 counties and municipalities across 44 states.
• States can accelerate clean energy deployment by creating one-stop permitting authorities, pre-authorizing renewable energy zones, requiring competitive all-source procurement for utilities, and allowing large customers to self-generate electricity to bypass interconnection delays.

APA

Energy Innovation (n.d.). ENERGY LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF NEED: A BLUEPRINT FOR STATES. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Remove-Barriers-to-Clean-Energy_Blueprint-for-States_August-2025.pdf

Chicago

Energy Innovation. ENERGY LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF NEED: A BLUEPRINT FOR STATES. n.d. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Remove-Barriers-to-Clean-Energy_Blueprint-for-States_August-2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{energyinnovationndenergy, author = {{Energy Innovation}}, title = {{ENERGY LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF NEED: A BLUEPRINT FOR STATES}}, institution = {Energy Innovation}, url = {https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/Remove-Barriers-to-Clean-Energy_Blueprint-for-States_August-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }