Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Executive Order 14082, issued September 12, 2022, implements the energy and infrastructure provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169). The order creates a centralized federal implementation framework to accelerate deployment of clean energy, reduce consumer energy costs, boost domestic manufacturing, and promote environmental justice. It does not create new laws by itself but directs federal agencies to coordinate, prioritize, and align their programs with the IRA’s energy and climate goals, subject to existing laws and appropriations. Key elements include the creation of a White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation to coordinate policy and implementation, expanded interagency coordination (including a revamped National Climate Task Force and related groups), and a set of implementation priorities aimed at cutting emissions, strengthening energy security, expanding clean energy, and ensuring high labor standards and environmental justice in the process.
Key Points
- 1White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation: Establishes a dedicated White House office to coordinate federal policymaking and actions related to implementing the IRA’s energy and infrastructure provisions, led by a Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation.
- 2Expanded interagency coordination: Amends Executive Order 14008 to create a broader National Climate Task Force with a long list of federal heads (Treasury, Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, HHS, HUD, Transportation, Energy, Education, Homeland Security, EPA, OMB, OSTP, SBA, White House Infrastructure Coordinator, and others). Adds an Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization co-chaired by the National Climate Advisor, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation.
- 3IRA-focused implementation: Directs agencies to prioritize actions that implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s energy and infrastructure provisions, with an emphasis on measurable outcomes, emissions reductions, environmental justice, and domestic manufacturing.
- 4Ambitious climate and energy targets: Drives progress toward 2030 goals (50-52% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels), a carbon pollution-free electricity sector by 2035, and net-zero emissions by no later than 2050, through coordinated federal action and incentives.
- 5Justice and equity emphasis: Incorporates environmental justice through an all-of-government approach, builds on the Justice40 initiative, and expands coordination to protect frontline communities and deliver economic opportunities.
- 6Clean energy deployment and supply chains: Promotes construction and deployment of clean energy generation, storage, transmission, and enabling technologies; prioritizes strengthening domestic manufacturing and critical supply chains for energy technologies.
- 7Labor standards and jobs: Commits to high-quality jobs, prevailing wages, registered apprenticeships, and a focus on union participation to ensure fair labor practices in IRA-related investments.
- 8Cooperation with other levels of government and stakeholders: Emphasizes coordination with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as private-sector stakeholders and NGOs, to implement investments and build resilient communities.
- 9General provisions: The order clarifies it does not alter statutory authority or create enforceable rights; implementation is subject to applicable law and the availability of appropriations.