When William Huggins heard that Congress was considering the Inflation Reduction Act, he sent emails and signed petitions in support. Today, he’s among the first Las Vegas homeowners to reap the economic benefits.
Soon, he’ll get back thousands in tax credits for purchasing his electric Tesla Model Y and installing a solar-powered skylight. It’s the least he can do to combat climate change in one of the fastest-warming cities in the country, Huggins said.
“We have two children, and that’s what this is all about,” Huggins said from his front porch in Silverado Ranch.
Huggins welcomed U.S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev., and a number of Las Vegas conservation leaders into his home on Tuesday — one of several ribbon-cutting ceremonies held across the country this month to show how homeowners are taking advantage of the tax incentives of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Two years have passed since Lee and her Democratic…
