The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passed in 2022, represents the largest federal investment in clean energy in U.S. history, directing over $800 billion toward accelerating the clean-energy transition. By spurring investment in clean-energy manufacturing and infrastructure, the legislation ensures that more companies, workers, and communities have a direct stake in the future of clean energy. This project investigates whether and how IRA-driven investments (particularly large-scale clean-energy manufacturing facilities) are producing such positive feedback at the community level. We focus on the political, economic, and social reactions that emerge when facilities are announced, constructed, or modified, such as Ford’s Blue Oval Battery Park in Michigan. By tracking public statements from politicians, unions, corporations, and community organizations, and by conducting interviews and focus groups in affected regions, this research seeks to capture the lived politics of the clean-energy transition.