The IRA will deliver huge savings

If we maximize its electric potential for our communities and households


The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) empowers American households to save thousands of dollars on the upfront costs of electric machines (how we power our cars, heat our air and water, cook our food, dry our clothes and get our energy). In turn, those machines will save families save an average of $1,800 per year on their energy bills.

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By utilizing the IRA's incentives, Americans will bring billions of dollars in benefits to their communities, saving money at the household level, creating local jobs and fighting the climate crisis with every heat pump installed. Since 42 percent of energy-related emissions come from the machines we rely on daily, our mandate is clear: within ten years, every new machine installed must be electric.


The good news is that the Inflation Reduction Act is designed to help us ramp to that future. It scales with our ambition. Our maps demonstrate this electric potential, for the country and for our communities. Electrification is today’s Victory Garden — it’s up to us to achieve our potential and meet the moment.



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Average potential household benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act.
IRA Household Benefits
$2,000
$12,000+

Loving County, TX

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Household Benefits
The average American household will receive $10,600 in IRA benefits to fully electrify.
Household Savings
Households will save on average $1,800 per year.
Number of Households
120M households across the country can benefit from these provisions.
Number of Jobs created
1.4M direct and 5M total jobs can be created in the US.

Benefits

IRA community benefits

Electric Potential

The IRA scales with a community’s ambition and how well its households are using their electric bank accounts. If Loving County successfully ramps up to 100% electric adoption by the end of the IRA, $330K in residential electrification benefits will have been invested across every community, generating 1 direct and 2 total new jobs in Loving County.
Annual Benefits in 2025Annual Benefits in 2032Cumulative 10-year Benefits
Electrification Rebates$2,500$26,347$89,028
Tax Credits$6,411$67,560$228K
Efficiency Rebates$359$3,782$12,780
IRA household benefits

Full Electric Bank Accounts

The IRA provides money for households at every income level, ranging from Electrification Rebates for low- and moderate-income households to tax credits for high-income ones. The 13 low- and moderate-income (LMI) households in Loving County would be eligible for an average of $10,272 in Electrification Rebates through the IRA.

All 30 households in Loving County would be eligible for an average of $11,414 in tax credits and an average of $639 in performance rebates.
# of Qualifying HouseholdsAvg. Benefits per Household
Electrification Rebates13$10,272
Tax Credits30$11,414
Performance Rebates30$639
annual savings

Ongoing Annual Savings

Electrifying space and water heating would reduce energy bills for 0 households in Loving County across every county and fuel type, saving $659 per year on average.
# of FurnacesAvg. savings if electrified# of Water HeatersAvg. savings if electrified
Electric Resistance16$302 / yr17$268 / yr
Fuel Oil0$0 / yr0$0 / yr
Propane10$679 / yr1$384 / yr
Natural Gas2$307 / yr12$180 / yr
IRA Benefits

Community electric potential is the new economic engine


The Inflation Reduction Act is an electric engine for community economic growth. The money that flows to our communities through the IRA creates a virtuous cycle of localized spending and community benefit. While the primary benefits are new local jobs that cannot be automated or offshored and increased community independence and resilience, the secondary benefits are IRA savings that result in households having much more money in their pockets. Which equates to more purchasing power to support and grow their communities.

The adoption of these electric incentives grows over time, and the community benefit does, too, returning money to our economy, and producing greater economic gain – and federal tax receipts – than IRA program disbursements. It’s win win win community economic policy that improves household finances and health, grows community strength and economic fortitude and helps us meet our climate goals.

Methodology

For more information about this data, see our methodology page.