Niese opened his presentation on OB3 (One Big Beautiful Bill) by framing it as a “recalibration” of U.S. energy and climate policy toward a short-term horizon, reminiscent of pre-IRA conditions. The budget reconciliation bill, President Trump’s 2025 domestic policy centerpiece which was signed into law in July 2025, sits within a broader context of executive orders and regulatory moves affecting the EPA, tax credits, and emissions rules. He noted that this shift comes alongside an administration focused on “energy dominance” narrowly defined around fossil fuels, rather than the full spectrum of energy needs. Niese outlined three principal areas of change that resulted from passage of OB3 and in Trump executive orders. First were accelerated expirations of IRA tax credits for EVs, solar, and wind, alongside new foreign entity restrictions, particularly impacting renewable energy projects. Second was the rescission of unobligated funds from programs like the Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office, which had supported EV battery supply chains. Third were
The evVG virtual meeting, held on August 6, 2025, was facilitated by Mike Austin , executive editor of Road and Track Magazine , and Nathan Niese , managing director & partner at Boston Consulting Group. Niese kicked off the meeting with his presentation, “Impact of the 2025 Federal Budget Recon - ciliation on Energy and Climate.” Throughout the meeting, members actively engaged in discussion based on their unique perspectives. Impact of the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation on Energy and Climate “ What we really have here is a recalibration that takes us to the pre-IRA policy dynamics, which really means you can have not much more than a 2- to 3-year time horizon to invest in the United States, given how much policy continues to shift from one Congressional session to the next. Nathan Niese , Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
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