¶ Overview
In 2025, Taylor Robson supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which repealed clean energy tax credits and made them harder to access, threatening clean energy jobs in Arizona. Since the beginning of the Trump administration, clean energy projects that were projected to create hundreds of jobs in Arizona were cancelled or stalled.
¶ Taylor Robson Supported A Bill That Threatened Arizona's Clean Energy Jobs
¶ Taylor Robson Supported The Republican Reconciliation Bill Which Cut Clean Energy Tax Credits That Supported Arizona Jobs
2025: Taylor Robson Called The Passing Of The “One Big Beautiful Bill” A “Huge Win For Arizona And America.” According to Robson’s Twitter, “No Tax on Tips, Overtime, or Social Security Finish the Wall Unleash American Energy President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is a huge win for Arizona and America. Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump! Quote The White House @WhiteHouse VICTORY: The One Big Beautiful Bill Passes U.S. Congress, Heads to President Trump’s Desk”
[Twitter, @KTaylorRobson, 7/3/25]
2025: Taylor Robson Praised Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” As “A Historic Tax Cut For The Middle Class” And Said Biggs Criticizing The Bill Was “Shameful Swamp Behavior.” According to Robson’s Twitter, “This bill is a historic tax cut for the middle class and has massive funding for ICE and immigration enforcement. Yet @RepAndyBiggsAZ goes on the radio to trash President @realDonaldTrump’s Big Beautiful Bill again. Shameful swamp behavior. Quote Jake Sherman @JakeSherman · Jul 1 NEW —ANDY BIGGS has earned a spot on the BIG MAD INDEX. LOCAL TV - Says the bill is bad. Won’t pass as is.”
[Twitter, @KTaylorRobson, 7/1/25]
¶ Trump’s Tax Bill Cut Federal Tax Credits For Wind, Solar, Storage, And Other Clean Energy Projects, Which Would Kill Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs
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]
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]
¶ 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 in May closed its Goodyear factory, 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]