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Inflation Reduction Act tax credits are saving the Solomon Christ Church in Chambersburg, PA $100 per month.

Appalachian Voices secured $900,000 in federal funds to build climate change resilience through projects focusing on sustainable development & resilience hubs. Funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act via the EPA's Environmental Collaborative Problem Solving (EJCPS) and DOE's Buildings UP Competition (https://appvoices.org/2023/10/12/buildings-upgrade-prize/).

The Oak Run project is Ohio's largest solar project and the nation's largest agrivoltaic project ever. The project boasts 800 MW of solar panels alongside 300 MW of energy storage capacity. Spanning 6000 acres in Madison County, this $1 billion project will harness solar energy and feature battery arrays for consistent power supply. This project will generate thousands of labor union jobs, with more than 60 long-term positions focused on operations and maintenance.

The Voith Hydro facility in York, PA is one of the world's largest hydropower turbine equipment manufacturing plants. It provides fabrication, machining, and assembly of large mechanical components used in hydropower facilities, housing some of the largest machine tools in North America.

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $7M grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. This funding will support the completion of a vital segment of the SMART Pathway, a Class I multiuse facility that enhances mobility for bicyclists and pedestrians throughout Sonoma and Marin counties. The grant will fund the completion of the SMART Pathway segment from Santa Rosa to the Sonoma County Airport, closing a 4.73-mile gap in the pathway network. Construction of this pathway segment completes 21 miles of the Class I multiuse pathway connecting communities from the Town of Windsor to the City of Petaluma.

The White Earth Nation in Minnesota is awarded $1.1 million in funding for the planning, design, and construction of a shared-use pathway in the community of Naytahwaush. Currently, people walking and biking are using the 2-foot-wide shoulders of highway CSAH 4 to travel. With the lack of lighting and close proximity to high-speed vehicles, this is an immediate safety issue. In this reservation, 35% of households have one or zero vehicles and 25% of the residents are under the age of 15. The proposed path will run parallel to CSAH 4, a two-lane, unlit highway with no sidewalk or bicycle facilities. The path will remove people walking and bicycling from vehicle conflicts along a highly travelled route that connects community housing, a workforce center, and a health clinic.

Pittsburgh International Airport set up more than 11,000 new solar panels, and renewable power the regional grid thanks to federal support.

The Green Bank for Rural America was made possible through a $500 million EPA grant to the Appalachian Community Capital thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Using a tri-trade solar agreement signed by the IBEW, IUOE, and LiUNA unions, the 577-megawatt (MW) Fox Squirrel solar facility in Madison county Ohio completed phase 1 of the projected and started to produce 150 MW.

The Biden-Harris Administration awarded $67.7 Million, to New Mexico for the purpose of deploying chargers in local communities and along major travel corridors while promoting American jobs and leadership in electric vehicle (EV) charging. An investment of more than 10% of the total funding available.