Implementation of Federal Clean Energy Programs: Lessons Learned from DOE and Partner Agencies

This report distills insights from more than 80 former federal staff and clean energy implementers who led the rollout of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. It examines why translating historic investments into real-world projects proved so difficult—and what can be done differently next time.

Ramsey Fahs, Alan Propp, and Louise White worked at DOE's Loan Programs Office, Office of Clean Energy Demonstraitons and Office of Technology Transitions during the Biden administration.