Building for a Green Future: Cities and the IRA - 2023 MENINO SURVEY OF MAYORS

It provides around $370 billion in resources for clean energy technology.1 These investments come primarily in the form of tax credits and grants available to state and local governments, nonprofits, and individual households.2 For example, the Solar for All program “provide[s] up to 60 grants to States, Tribal governments, municipalities, and nonprofits to expand the number of low-income and disa. [...] Despite this, it has been hard to access the funds because of the large number of unnecessary and burdensome requirements.” Another mayor said that IRA resources “require research into grants and grant applications and we are restricted on employing people to do this work.” 4 Boston University Initiative on Cities 2023 MENINO SURVEY OF MAYORS: Building for a Green Future: Cities and the IRA Having. [...] We have a very good delegation in Congress, we’re unified and well represented, but, as a city government, an area we need to do a better job is around the IRA, but having the taking advantage of what the federal government has done over the last few years to make money staff to apply for grants and stay available.” Another small city observed that “There has been a lot of planning around the IRA,. [...] 5 Boston University Initiative on Cities 2023 MENINO SURVEY OF MAYORS: Building for a Green Future: Cities and the IRA meetings are overwhelmingly opposed to the construction of new housing, and are often able to, at a minimum, shrink and delay new housing developments — adding to the overall cost of housing construction and reducing the total number of units produced.6 Recent evidence suggests th. [...] One company’s 9 Boston University Initiative on Cities 2023 MENINO SURVEY OF MAYORS: Building for a Green Future: Cities and the IRA response exemplifies the challenges inherent in each state and local government being able to set their own permitting processes: “ The sections that are applicable to solar are primarily article 690 and article 691 of the National Electrical Code.