¶ Overview
In 2025, Garrity supported the bill that repealed clean energy tax credits and made them harder to access, threatening clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania. Since the beginning of the Trump administration, clean energy projects that were projected to create hundreds of jobs in Pennsylvania were cancelled, such as the Mineral Basin Solar Power and Pennsylvania’s biggest solar array on the site of an old coal mine.
In 2022, Garrity supported a lawsuit to prevent Pennsylvania from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
¶ Garrity Opposed Protecting Pennsylvania’s Clean Energy Jobs
¶ Garrity Supported Cutting Clean Energy Tax Credits That Supported Pennsylvania Jobs And Clean Energy Initiatives
¶ Garrity Applauded The Passage Of The “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Falsely Claiming It Would Reduce “Wasteful Spending” And Extend “Middle-Class Tax Funds”
2025: Garrity Said She Was “Proud Of The U.S. Senate For Passing The Big Beautiful Bill,” Misleading That It Would Provide “Real Relief” For Pennsylvanians. According to Garrity’s Twitter, “Proud of the U.S. Senate for passing the Big Beautiful Bill and providing real relief for Pennsylvania families!”
[Twitter, @GarrityForPA, 7/3/25]
2025: Garrity Supported Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, Claiming It Was A “Historic Plan” That Reduced “Wasteful Spending,” Extended “Middle-Class Tax Funds,” Achieved “The Biggest Deficit Reduction In Decades,” And Secured The Border. According to Garrity’s Twitter, “As PA’s Treasurer, I know firsthand how important President Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill is for families across our Commonwealth. It’s about securing our border, reducing wasteful spending, and putting money back into YOUR pockets. This historic plan permanently locks in Trump’s successful middle-class tax cuts, funds the largest border-security effort in American history, and achieves the biggest deficit reduction in decades. It’s real relief and real results for everyday Pennsylvanians. Members of Congress who oppose President Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill are risking higher taxes, weaker borders, and billions wasted on woke policies. It’s time to come together, put America First, and to do the job the American people elected Republicans to do.”
[Twitter, @GarrityForPA, 5/20/25]
¶ Trump’s Tax Bill Cuts 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]
¶ Trump’s Tax Bill Forced Pennsylvania To “Scramble To Complete Renewable Energy Projects Before Tax Credits Expire” And Targeted A New Solar For Schools Program
HEADLINE: “Pa. And Other States Scramble To Complete Renewable Energy Projects Before Tax Credits Expire” [Pennsylvania Capital-Star, 8/5/25]
Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Ended Several Energy Tax Credits, Including Tax Credits Used For Pennsylvania’s New Solar For Schools Program To Install Solar Panel On The Roofs Of Several Pennsylvania Schools. According to Allegheny Front, “Dozens of schools in Pennsylvania seem to be sticking with plans to install solar panels on their roofs, despite the rollback of federal clean energy tax credits in President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill. The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Trump signed in July ends several energy tax credits early, including one that many schools plan to use to slash the cost of solar installations under Pennsylvania’s new Solar for Schools program. None of the schools that received grants through Solar for Schools has informed the state they are pulling out of the program due to the federal rollbacks, said Penny Ickes, spokesperson for Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development. One district in Berks County returned grant funds to the state, but did not specify why, Ickes said.” [Allegheny Front, 9/11/25]
¶ Since The Start Of 2025, The Trump Administration Targeted Clean Energy Projects In Pennsylvania That Were Supposed To Have Created Jobs
October 2025: Trump’s Energy Department Cancelled Projects To Manufacture Solar Panels And Install Wind And Solar Project Plants, Including $90 Million For Pennsylvania’s Solar Array On The Site Of An Old Coal Mine. According to the Washington Post, “The Energy Department on Wednesday canceled $7.56 billion in funding for 223 projects aimed at research and deployment of clean energy and other climate-friendly technology, mainly in Democratic-led states. […] The cuts included several projects to manufacture solar panels and install wind and solar power plants, including $90 million to build Pennsylvania’s biggest solar array on the site of an old coal mine.” [Washington Post, 10/2/25]
October 2025: Pennsylvania Joined Lawsuits Against The Trump Administration Over Its Cancellation Of A $7 Billion Grant Program For Solar Energy Expansion In Low-Income Communities. According to the Guardian, “Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7bn grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers. In a statement on Thursday, California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program. The EPA’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the termination of the program in August. The agency said in an email that it would not comment on pending litigation. […] In addition to California and Arizona, states participating in the lawsuits include Maryland, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin, and the city of Washington DC.” [Guardian, 10/16/25]
October 2025: The Trump Administration Terminated Approximately $8 Billion In Clean Energy Across Blue States, Including The Mineral Basin Solar Power In Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. According to Politico, “The Trump administration’s termination of roughly $8 billion in clean energy projects in blue states will choke off funding to dozens of projects aimed at shoring up the grid and creating thousands of manufacturing jobs — and the pain is likely to stretch into more than two dozen GOP districts, according to a list obtained by POLITICO. […] Another terminated award to Mineral Basin Solar Power is listed as being in Massachusetts, but DOE documents show that the project would take place in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, which is represented by Republican Rep. Glenn ‘G.T.’ Thompson. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.” [Politico, 10/2/25]
¶ Garrity Supported A Lawsuit To Prevent Pennsylvania From Joining The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
2022: Garrity Supported A Lawsuit To Prevent Pennsylvania From Joining The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Claiming It Was A “Massive, Illegal Tax Disguised As A Regulation” And That It Would Increase Energy Prices And Cut Jobs. According to a press release from Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, “Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced her support for a lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania from being forced into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) published a regulation on April 23 that would implement RGGI and require Pennsylvania power plants to obtain ‘CO2 allowances’ for their emissions. The allowances are auctioned on a quarterly basis. ‘RGGI is a massive, illegal tax disguised as a regulation,’ Garrity said. ‘If it’s allowed to be implemented, energy prices for every Pennsylvanian will skyrocket – and thousands of our good, family-sustaining jobs will be lost. The Wolf administration is trying to use the regulatory process to avoid seeking legislative approval for its scheme to impose limits on the operation of electric generators. But our state constitution is clear: The power of taxation belongs to the General Assembly, not to the unelected and unaccountable members of the EQB. I’m proud to stand with our energy companies and the unions who represent many thousands of hardworking Pennsylvanians.’ ‘The taxes imposed by these unlawful regulations will directly harm miners, electrical workers, welders and fabricators,’ Garrity added. ‘Once lost, these jobs may never return. The Court should act quickly to prevent irreparable harm done to Pennsylvania’s electric generation industry and its thousands of workers.’ Pennsylvania State Treasurer, Stacy Garrity” [Press Release – Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, 5/18/22]