Several GOP lawmakers who voted to kill the federal solar tax credit had already used it to subsidize their own homes, according to a new analysis by Politico and E&E News. (E&E News)
At least three Republicans—Ken Calvert (CA), John Curtis (UT), and Thomas Massie (KY)—personally benefited from the 30% tax credit before supporting legislation to end it under President Trump’s sweeping “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Republicans defend the repeal as fiscal discipline, arguing the credit “was never meant to be permanent,” even as data shows rooftop solar adoption—now on 7% of US homes—could drop 17% over the next decade without it.