Report: Curtis voted against solar subsidy he previously used

Driving the news: Curtis, along with Ken Calvert (California) and Thomas Massie (Kentucky), voted this summer against solar tax credits that provided thousands of dollars toward solar installations at their own homes, Politico reported last week.

Zoom in: Curtis once used the tax credits in former President Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to install solar panels and a geothermal pump at his Provo home, according to a 2023 report by the climate publication The Cool Down.

• He then supported President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which phases out the tax credits.

The other side: Curtis supported a gradual phaseout of the solar incentives rather than the abrupt cancellation pursued by many conservative Republicans.

• "For years, there was broad agreement, from Democrats to industry leaders, that these subsidies were intended as temporary," Curtis told Axios in a prepared statement.
• "I fought hard to ensure we had a responsible off-ramp. Today, the solar industry has matured and proven it can compete on its own."

Flashback: It's not the first time Curtis' solar subsidy has been called out. The Washington Post in 2023 reported that after The Cool Down's tour of his home's eco-friendly features, climate activists slammed his 2022 vote against Biden's bill, which all Republicans opposed.

• At the time, Curtis noted that he'd planned his home upgrades well before the subsidies were drafted into Biden's bill.