Overview

• Rep. Mike Kelly, a critic of the Inflation Reduction Act, used the law to secure a $315,000 grant for installing solar panels at his car dealership.
• The grant, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is expected to save his business $23,700 annually in energy costs.
• Kelly has previously criticized the act's climate change provisions as harmful and wasteful.
• His acceptance of the grant has sparked calls from his Democratic challenger, Preston Nouri, to return the funds.
• Kelly's actions have been highlighted as contradictory, given his public opposition to the bill's policies.