The election of Donald Trump in November prompted familiar conversations about how states would need to take up the mantle of moving the country forward on renewable energy, electric transportation and related issues.
But 2025 is not like 2017, when Trump first took office and vowed to boost fossil fuels.
In the eight intervening years, most of the states with the political will to pass major clean energy legislation have already done so. Now they are focusing on the granular and challenging process of implementation.
Also, the markets for renewable energy and EVs are more mature than before, which leaves states to focus as much on managing growth as they would on nurturing emerging technologies.