Clean Energy Investment Has Increased Significantly since the IRA in Communities that Need It Most

Average quarterly clean energy investment, in millions of USD, before and after passage of the IRA in communities of need across the US

Energy Communities refers to 48C(e) Treasury definition; Poorest refers to lowest 10% of counties by median household income; Least Educated refers to lowest 10% of counties by rate of college education; Most Distressed refers to the lowest 10% of counties by employment to population ratio; Least White refers to lowest 10% of counties by share of white population.
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