Statement From Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy: “The bipartisan infrastructure deal is a constructive first step in this year’s infrastructure process and contains several provisions to help build the transmission necessary to decarbonize the grid. Accelerating the transition to a renewable energy economy will create good-paying American jobs, […]
New Bipartisan Energy Storage Caucus Has Green Hydrogen Up Its Sleeve
U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) launched the first bipartisan “Energy Storage Caucus” in Congress in 2019, with a strong focus on battery-type technology. That iteration of the caucus seems to have sputtered out, but now Rep. Takano is bringing the caucus back with a new Republican partner, and all signs point to a broader approach […]
US Bipartisan Bill Leaves Out Key Climate, Clean Energy Steps
Notably, the deal omits mention of a clean electricity standard, a key element of Biden’s climate plan that would require the electric grid to replace fossil fuels with renewable sources such as solar, wind and hydro-power WASHINGTON : The 1 trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure package unveiled by the Senate includes more than 150 billion dollar […]
Democrats to push clean-energy tax breaks in infrastructure plan
A likely Democratic objective is expanding a tax credit currently valued at as much as $7,500 for the purchase of an electric vehicle, such as those made by Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co. A key House lawmaker unveiled plans to pursue tax breaks for renewable energy as a way to ease the shift away […]
