Inflation Reduction Act

JCB - Wed April 23, 2025

Navigating Incentives: What Contractors Need To Know in 2025

Electric equipment is no longer just a niche solution — it's quickly becoming a requirement for many public projects and urban job sites. For contractors, especially those aiming to work with municipalities or on government-funded developments, understanding and leveraging available incentives is critical....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 25, 2024

Fed Funding to Increase U.S. Battery Production

In July, the Biden administration announced it would fund $1.7 billion for electric vehicle component production at 11 manufacturing plants across the country. In doing so, the fed made progress toward both ending the nation's dependence on China for batteries and meeting its 2030 goal of making 50 percent of all new U.S....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 21, 2023

Industry Tries to Fill Jobs, But Incoming Workers Often Lack Basic Skills

The good news: The Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is infusing the transportation and energy construction sectors with hundreds of billions of dollars. The not-so-good news: the lack of well-prepared workers is almost as great as the lack of workers, period....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed December 28, 2022

Feds Incentivize Purchasing, Using Zero-, Low-Emission Vehicles

Trucking companies will get some much-needed help from the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which includes funding opportunities for the transition to zero-emission fleets. States are following suit....