NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The U.S. Senate is debating the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” and green energy advocates warn it would leave Louisiana more vulnerable to power outages.

The bill would accelerate the end of tax credits for several green energy initiatives, including solar panel installation. A 30 percent credit for residential installation would end at the end of the year.

First Grace United Methodist Church Pastor Shawn Anglim said his church leveraged the tax break to become a community lighthouse .

“I think people should ask, ‘Do we they want more Memorial Day incidents ?' That’s a reality now. It’s not August, it was May. Do we want more of those? Or is there a different way to do things?” he said.

Anglim referenced a mass outage that took place on May 25.

Grid operators have

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