New York Times: "The Energy Transition is Underway. Fossil Fuel Workers Could Be Left Behind."
RFF Fellow Daniel Raimi discusses the nuances of the "energy community " definition in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Even with the bonus credit, clean energy investments might not reach the hardest-hit areas because a broad swath of regions meets the federal definition of an energy community, said Daniel Raimi, a fellow at Resources for the Future.
“If the intention of that provision was to specifically provide an advantage to the hardest-hit fossil fuel communities, I don’t think it’s done that,” Mr. Raimi said.
