¶ Overview
In 2025, Biggs voted to repeal clean energy tax credits, making them harder to access, threatening clean energy jobs in Arizona. Biggs called for the full repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act, claiming Trump’s tax bill did not go far enough in eliminating it. Since the beginning of the Trump administration, clean energy projects that were projected to create hundreds of jobs in Arizona have been cancelled or stalled.
Biggs was a climate denier who called global warming a “left-wing hoax” and a “discredited theory,” and claimed there were “credible scientists” who did not believe in climate change.
¶ Biggs Voted Against Protecting Arizonans’ Clean Energy Jobs
¶ Biggs Voted To Cut Clean Energy Tax Credits That Supported Arizona Jobs And Wanted To Fully Repeal The Inflation Reduction Act
¶ Biggs Voted For The “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Which Cut the Inflation Reduction Act's Clean Energy Tax Credits And Made It Harder For Projects To Qualify For Clean Energy Tax Credits
July 2025: Biggs Voted For The Senate FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, The “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Which Extended $4 Trillion In Expiring Tax Cuts, Added New Tax Breaks, Appropriated $448 Billion In Defense, Border, And Immigration Enforcement Funding, Increased The SALT Deduction To $40,000, And Cut Medicaid And Other Social Programs To Offset The Costs. In July 2025, Biggs voted for, according to Congressional Quarterly, the “motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill that would permanently extend nearly $4 trillion in expiring individual and business tax cuts, create several new tax breaks, and fund border and immigration enforcement and air traffic control upgrades. It would cut Medicaid and other safety net programs to partly offset the cost. Among other provisions, it would raise the statutory debt ceiling by $5 trillion and appropriate more than $448 billion in mandatory funding for Trump administration priorities and other needs, including $153 billion for defense, $89 billion for immigration enforcement, and $89.5 billion for border control and security. It also would increase the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000 annually for five years for households making up to $500,000 a year until 2030, when it would permanently revert to $10,000.” The House passed the bill by a vote of 218 to 214. The bill was ultimately signed into law. [House Vote 190, 7/3/25; Congressional Quarterly, 7/3/25; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1]
- The Republican Reconciliation Bill Restricted The Ability Of Projects To Qualify For Certain Clean Energy Tax Credits And Repealed Electric Vehicle Tax Credits. According to Utility Dive, "The bill restricts the ability of projects to qualify for the tech-neutral clean electricity 45Y production tax credit and 48E investment tax credit, shortens the timeline for those credits, and ends the 25D residential solar credit after this year. The 25E, 30D, 30C, and 45W electric vehicle credits will terminate after Sept. 30. While clean energy advocates and congressional Democrats maintain that the final version of the bill goes too far in slashing IRA credits, some Republicans wanted to see more significant cuts." [Utility Dive, 7/3/25]
- The Final Republican Reconciliation Bill Allowed Projects To Avoid A Requirement That They Be In Service By 2027 To Qualify For Certain Credits If They Began Construction Within A Year Of The Bill Being Signed. According to Utility Dive, "Before the House Freedom Caucus reached an agreement with House leadership to vote in favor of the bill, the caucus circulated a memo that criticized the Senate’s version of the bill for offering an exemption from the House’s onerous requirement that clean energy projects be placed in service by 2027 to qualify for the 45Y and 48E credits. The Senate version allows projects to avoid this requirement if they begin construction within a year after the bill is signed into law." [Utility Dive, 7/3/25]
¶ May 2025: Biggs Voted For The House Republican Budget Bill, Which Cut Clean Energy Tax Credits Provided By The Inflation Reduction Act
2025: Biggs Voted For The FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill That Included $3.8 Trillion In Tax Cuts Offset By $1.5 Trillion In Spending Reductions To Programs Like Medicaid And The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In May 2025, Biggs voted for, according to Congressional Quarterly, “the bill that would provide for approximately $3.8 trillion in net tax cuts and $321 billion in military, border enforcement and judiciary spending, offset by $1.5 trillion in spending reductions, as instructed in the fiscal 2025 budget resolution (H Con Res 14). It would raise the statutory debt limit by $4 trillion and provide for increased spending on defense and border security, spending cuts on social safety net programs, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It also includes a mix of tax breaks for businesses and individuals; tax increases on universities and foundations; and a phase-down of clean energy tax credits. […] It would reduce federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by requiring states to shoulder more of the cost, expand work requirements for SNAP, extend programs authorized under the 2018 farm bill, and prohibit the U.S. Department of Agriculture from increasing the cost of the Thrifty Food Program. As amended, it would cap state and local tax deductions at $40,000 for households with incomes below $500,000.” The House passed the bill by a vote of 215 to 214. [House Vote 145, 5/22/25; Congressional Quarterly, 5/22/25; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1]
- The House Republican Budget Bill Included Cuts To Federal Tax Credits For Wind, Solar, Storage, And Other Clean Energy Projects. According to Utility Dive, "House Republicans on Thursday morning narrowly passed a sweeping budget bill that guts federal support for wind, solar, storage, and other clean energy industries. The bill terminates most technology-neutral clean energy tax credits for projects placed in service after 2028 and those that begin construction more than 60 days after the bill’s passage. It also tightens restrictions on foreign entities’ involvement in projects, creating a ‘truly untenable’ situation for developers, Jefferies analysts said Thursday. Nuclear projects have more time to qualify for the credit." [Utility Dive, 6/3/25]
- One Trade Association CEO Said The Bill Would Weaken Power Systems, Send Shockwaves Through The U.S. Economy, And Kill Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs. According to Utility Dive, "The House bill ‘abruptly dismantles bipartisan, long-standing tax policy that has catalyzed billions in private investment for affordable, reliable energy while sparking a rebirth of manufacturing across America,’ AEU President and CEO Heather O’Neill said. ‘If enacted as written, this bill will weaken our power system and send shockwaves throughout the U.S. economy by raising electricity prices, killing tens of thousands of jobs, and ceding energy dominance to China.’" [Utility Dive, 5/22/25]
¶ Biggs Wanted To Fully Repeal The Inflation Reduction Act And Claimed The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Did Not Go Far Enough
Andy Biggs Op-Ed: The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Did Not Go Far Enough To Fully Eliminate The Inflation Reduction Act. According to an Andy Biggs op-ed from Red State, “The Big, Beautiful Bill has a sound tax package, but gets turned around in managing our massive national deficit. In fact, it will increase our deficit in the first years of the reconciliation bill, with the hope of reducing our deficit in the last years of the ten-year cycle. For instance, the bill fails to eliminate the Inflation Reduction Act, commonly known as the Green New Deal. You will recall this was a Republican Party platform plank and was featured as a component of President Trump’s agenda. The package essentially cements in some of that nonproductive spending.” [Andy Biggs Op-Ed – Red State, 5/21/25]
¶ Since The Start Of 2025, Clean Energy Projects In Arizona That Were Supposed To Have Created Hundreds Of Jobs Were Cancelled Or Stalled
HEADLINE: “Trump’s Tax Bill Eliminates Clean Energy Incentives, Costing Arizona Billions” [AZ Mirror, 7/9/25]
2025: Several Solar Installation Companies And Solar Manufacturers Went Bankrupt, And Clean Energy Projects Were Stalled Or Cancelled, Including Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Nikola, U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturer Meyer Burger, A Buckeye Battery Plant, And An Electric Boiler And Solar Array Project In Casa Grande. According to the AZ Mirror, “A number of solar installation companies and solar manufacturers have gone bankrupt in the past six months, Johnson said. In addition, a number of clean energy projects have stalled or been outright cancelled, some due to uncertainty around the Trump administration: Electric vehicle manufacturer Nikola cut 855 jobs in Arizona in February, and the judge in bankruptcy proceedings raised questions about potential buyers due to the Trump administration’s policies. U.S. solar panel manufacturer Meyer Burger closed its Goodyear factory in May, which had been located there because of the IRA. A $1 billion battery plant in Buckeye that aimed to bring over 6,000 jobs and cited the IRA as helping set a ‘clear path’ was scrapped. An electric boiler and solar array project in Casa Grande that would have reduced carbon emissions by 90% was cancelled in May after its funding was cut by the U.S. Department of Energy.” [AZ Mirror, 7/9/25]
- Arizonans Would Likely Experience An Increase In Energy Costs Due To Population Increases And Greater Energy Demands As AI Usage Increases. According to the AZ Mirror, “Arizonans are likely to see an increase to their energy bills in the coming years with the increase in the state’s population coupled with the increase in energy demand as technologies like AI demand more power. Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility, is seeking a 14% rate hike this year — on top of the 8% increase that took effect last year, 8% in 2023, and 4.5% in 2017.” [AZ Mirror, 7/9/25]
- Governor Hobbs Warned Congress That Trump’s Tax Bill’s Rollback On Clean Energy Credits Would Harm $58 Billion In Possible Investments, And 69,000 Arizona Jobs Would Be Lost. According to the AZ Mirror, “Trump’s $3.4 trillion deficit-boosting tax cut and spending package fulfills a number of his administration’s domestic policy priorities, including a major reversal on clean energy initiatives. In a letter to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, while debate on the bill was still ongoing, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs urged them to vote no on it, citing in part the impact the rollbacks on clean energy initiatives would have on the state. In the letter, Hobbs cited the Arizona Commerce Authority as identifying $58 billion in possible investments and 69,000 jobs that could be lost.” [AZ Mirror, 7/9/25]
¶ Biggs Was A Climate Denier
¶ Biggs Called Global Warming A “Left-Wing Hoax”
2025: Biggs Claimed Global Warming Was A “Left-Wing Hoax To Manipulate The Masses And Push Their Dangerous And Radical Agenda.” According to U.S. Representative Biggs’ Twitter, “The @GOP has known this for years. ‘Global warming’ was nothing more than another left-wing hoax to manipulate the masses and push their dangerous and radical agenda. Everyone who peddled this lie should be held accountable for the mass hysteria they've caused.”
[Twitter, @RepAndyBiggsAZ, 10/29/25]
¶ Biggs Claimed There Were “Credible Scientists” Who Did Not Believe In Climate Change
2017: When Asked If He Agreed With Scientists On Human-Caused Global Warming, Biggs Claimed There Were “Credible Scientists Who Say It Doesn’t.” According to AZ Central, “Some of the loudest boos came when Biggs, a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, was asked whether he agreed with the overwhelming consensus of climate scientists on human-caused global warming. Biggs noted a recent hearing that raised doubts about the integrity of certain climate data and indicated his own doubts on the issue. In a halting answer frequently interrupted with boos, Biggs said he read reports from people who believe in climate change as well as those who don’t. ‘I think that what they say is actually valid and is something that maybe you should look at as well,’ he said. ‘There are credible scientists who say climate change exists; we aren’t sure why. There are credible scientists who say that. Some credible scientists say it doesn’t.’” [AZ Central, 4/12/17]
¶ Biggs Denied Human-Caused Climate Change And Called It A “Discredited Theory”
2017: Biggs Denied Human-Caused Climate Change And Said The Government Should “Stop Regulating And Stomping On Our Economy And Freedoms In The Name Of A Discredited Theory.” According to Axios, “Biggs' own words on climate change: ‘I do not think that humans have a significant impact on climate. The federal government should stop regulating and stomping on our economy and freedoms in the name of a discredited theory.’ Neither Biggs' office nor the NOAA immediately responded to a request for comment on his amendment.” [Axios, 8/29/17]
¶ Biggs Tried To Defund The Federal Government’s National Climate Assessment
2017: Biggs Filed An Amendment For The 2018 Spending Bill To Prevent Federal Funding For The Government’s National Climate Assessment. According to Axios, “Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) submitted an amendment last week to the House Rules Committee for the federal government's 2018 spending bill that would prevent any appropriated funds from being used toward the government's National Climate Assessment. What the NCA does: From the 2014 assessment: ‘This National Climate Assessment collects, integrates, and assesses [climate change] observations and research from around the country, helping us to see what is actually happening and understand what it means for our lives, our livelihoods, and our future.’ It is supposed to be published every four years.” [Axios, 8/29/17]