Some Early Responses to Big Bad Budget Bill - CleanTechnica

The recently passed 2025 reconciliation budget bill, controversially labeled the “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Donald Trump and Republicans, has drawn significant criticism from cleantech industry groups and environmental advocates. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), led by Abigail Ross Hopper, condemned the bill as a major setback for the U.S. energy economy, particularly at a time of rising energy costs and global instability. SEIA highlighted that the bill threatens the burgeoning solar and storage manufacturing sector, risking factory closures and job losses that would undermine rural industrial revival and cede strategic advantage to China. Despite avoiding some harmful provisions, the bill was criticized for prioritizing partisan politics over practical, growth-oriented energy solutions that promote American energy independence. Similarly, the BlueGreen Alliance criticized the bill for repealing clean energy investments that would have created millions of manufacturing and construction jobs nationwide. Their statement emphasized that the bill’s passage would shutter projects, cost jobs, weaken U.S. competitiveness in the global clean technology market, and