Arizona consistently averages more sunny days than any other U.S. state, and using the power of the sun has turned into big business.Solar businesses have benefitted from government tax credits to grow their customer base, but with Republicans winning back Congress and the White House, some of those programs could be put in jeopardy.While on the campaign trail in New York in September, now President-elect Trump said he wants to “rescind all unspent funds under the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act.”The comment and overall sentiment from Republicans that fossil fuel production needs to be prioritized for energy needs has the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association executive director Autumn Johnson watching D.C. closely.“It is really hard if you’re a business, whether you’re a utility or a solar company, to have this volleying of policy back and forth every two to four years,” Johnson said.The biggest boost for solar businesses coming from D.C. was the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA). The bill guaranteed tax credits for consumers …
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