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SEIA: Reconciliation bill could cost Texas 34,100 solar + storage jobs by 2030
This and more info in a new state-by-state analysis by the advocacy group.

By Kelsey Misbrener | June 3, 2025

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Reconciliation legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May could jeopardize solar and storage jobs nationwide if the Senate fails to improve the House-passed rollback of clean energy tax credits.

New state-by-state analysis released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) warns that solar and storage jobs in every U.S. state could be axed if the House-passed bill become law.

States like California, Texas, Florida and Illinois would be hit hardest, and the majority of job losses will be in states won by President Trump in 2024. Texas, the fastest-growing solar market in the country, stands to lose 34,100 jobs by 2030. No state has seen more solar manufacturing activity than Texas, with at least eight solar panel manufacturers, four inverter manufacturers and six mounting manufacturers currently operating, according to Solar Power World data. That progress is in jeopardy with the bill as it stands.

“Lost jobs in every single state are a recipe for disaster for American families, businesses, and the U.S. economy,” said SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper. “From Texas and California to Florida and Illinois, lawmakers will put Americans nationwide out of work if this legislation becomes law, plain and simple. Axing energy jobs means shuttered U.S. factories, canceled local investments, and energy shortfalls nationwide. We hope that U.S. Senators won’t let their constituents lose their livelihoods on their watch.”

The state-by-state analysis follows SEIA’s release of national-level data showing that 330,000 current and future jobs across the country could be at risk if the reconciliation bill is enacted without changes.

The analysis also found that the House-passed tax bill could trigger the closure or cancellation of 331 factories and erase $286 billion in local investment in American communities.

SEIA is urging Congress to revise the legislation to protect solar and storage investments and support American jobs, manufacturing, energy security and consumer choice.

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Kelsey Misbrener

Kelsey Misbrener is currently managing editor of Solar Power World and has been reporting on policy, technology and other areas of the U.S. solar market since 2017.

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