Chris Hopper is cofounder and CEO of Aurora Solar, a cloud-based solar design and sales platform
The budget negotiations in Congress could dramatically reshape the energy industry—not by advancing it, but by dragging it backward. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB), recently revised by the Senate Finance Committee, is branded as sweeping reform. But in reality, it weakens domestic energy output just as the country faces surging demand—weakening our energy resilience and adding at least $2.8 trillion to our national debt.
