Supporters of solar power in Georgia are praising the recent passing of the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill includes tax incentives for solar manufacturing, which is a growing industry here.
A measure that Georgia’s U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff initially introduced as a separate bill that was later included in the big federal budget bill incentivizes companies to manufacture more components for solar panels in the U.S.
“This is going to boost our domestic manufacturing of solar products and solar technology,” Ossoff said in Piedmont Park this week, where he was joined by officials from Georgia’s solar industry to celebrate the bill passing and the expected growth for the industry here.
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