Inflation Reduction Act impact on North Dakota

This is taken from the White House website fact sheets for the positive impact that the Inflation Reduction Act will make on North Dakota.

The Inflation Reduction Act Delivers Affordable Clean Energy for North Dakota.

The Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant legislation in U.S. history to tackle the climate

crisis and strengthen American energy security. It will lower energy costs for households and

businesses, create manufacturing jobs for American workers, and deliver a clean, secure, and

healthy future for our children and grandchildren. The savings, jobs, and other benefits provided

by this legislation will reach communities across North Dakota.

President Biden promised to combat the existential threat of climate change and build a clean

energy future that creates jobs, advances environmental justice, and lowers costs for families.

He’s following through on that promise with the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan

Infrastructure Law.

• LOWER ENERGY COSTS: The Inflation Reduction Act will make it more affordable for

North Dakota families to purchase energy efficient appliances when they need to, make

repairs around their homes, and save money on their utility bills each month, through:

o Rebates covering 50-100% of the cost of installing new electric appliances,

including super-efficient heat pumps, water heaters, clothes dryers, stoves, and

ovens. In North Dakota, hundreds of thousands of low- and moderate-income

households are eligible for rebates.

o Rebates for households to make repairs and improvements in single-family and

multi-family homes to increase energy efficiency.

o Tax credits covering 30% of the costs to install solar panels and battery storage

systems, make home improvements that reduce energy leakage, or upgrade

heating and cooling equipment. No income limits apply.

o Tax credits covering 30% of the costs of community solar projects—owned by local

businesses that sign up families to save on their electric bills—with additional bonus

credits of 20% for projects at affordable housing properties and 10% for projects in

low-income communities.

o Grants to help state and local governments adopt the latest building energy codes,

which would save the average new homeowner in North Dakota 26.5% on their

utility bills—$728 annually.

• GOOD-PAYING JOBS: In 2021, there were already 8,614 North Dakota workers

employed in clean energy jobs. The Inflation Reduction Act will expand these

opportunities, bringing an estimated $11 billion of investment in large-scale clean power

generation and storage to North Dakota between now and 2030. It provides a historic set

of tax credits that will create jobs across solar, wind, storage, and other clean energy

industries. These credits include bonuses for businesses that pay a prevailing wage, so

that North Dakota workers earn a good paycheck as we build the clean energy future in

America.

• DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING: Manufacturers employ 26,200 workers in North Dakota,

and the Inflation Reduction Act will help us make the technologies of the future at home—

supporting local economies and strengthening supply chains. The Inflation Reduction Act

will boost U.S. manufacturing of clean energy and transportation technologies, as well as

investments for a new Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment Program to position

America to lead the growing global market for clean steel, aluminum, cement, and more.

SMALL BUSINESSES: North Dakota is home to 75,427 small businesses, representing

98.8% of all businesses in the state, and the Inflation Reduction Act will help them save

money. Commercial building owners can receive a tax credit up to $5 per square foot to

support energy efficiency improvements that deliver lower utility bills. Other programs that

will benefit small businesses include tax credits covering 30% of the costs of installing

low-cost solar power and of purchasing clean trucks and vans for commercial fleets.

• ELECTRIC VEHICLES: The Inflation Reduction Act will make it easier and cheaper to

purchase an electric vehicle, with upfront discounts up to $7,500 for new EVs and $4,000

for used EVs, helping middle-class Americans skip the gas pump and save on fuel costs.

In North Dakota, hundreds of thousands of people will be eligible for these discounts.

North Dakota recently submitted a state plan for using funds from President Biden’s

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build out EV charging stations along highways.

• CLEANER AIR: The Inflation Reduction Act will significantly reduce pollution, resulting in

100,000 fewer asthma attacks in America in 2030, and position the U.S. to achieve

President Biden’s climate goals. Lowering greenhouse gas emissions will not only avoid

costly climate impacts from more extreme weather, but also improve local air quality—

preventing premature deaths and reducing air pollution. In addition to reducing pollution

across the economy, the Act will benefit communities most in need of cleaner air, with in

environmental justice block grants, investments for cleaner buses and trucks, and a Clean

Energy and Sustainability Accelerator that will prioritize emissions-reducing projects in

disadvantaged communities.

• RURAL OPPORTUNITIES: The Inflation Reduction Act supports climate-smart agriculture

practices, which will help North Dakota’s 26,000 farms lead on climate solutions and

reward their stewardship. Electric cooperatives, which serve about 215,000 homes,

businesses, and other customers in North Dakota, will for the first time be eligible for

direct-pay clean energy tax credits. And this legislation dedicates investments for rural

electric cooperatives to boost resiliency, reliability, and affordability, including through

clean energy and energy efficiency upgrades.

• RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: The Inflation Reduction Act will upgrade affordable housing,

including projects that boost resilience in the face of intensifying extreme weather. In

North Dakota, thousands of people live in affordable housing units that are eligible for

upgrades like flood-proofing and storm resistance, as well as clean energy and

electrification. A new Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program includes support

for transportation projects and planning to protect against flooding, extreme heat, and

more. The Inflation Reduction Act also invests in strengthening America’s forests,

including programs focused on preventing wildfires and for tree planting projects that help

protect communities from extreme heat.