"We commend President Biden for his historic efforts to at long last get serious about tackling the climate crisis. The American Jobs Plan will move the clean energy sector beyond the endless cycles of temporary stopgap incentives toward a stable, long-term tax platform that will put millions of Americans back to work, upgrading our outdated grid and building a 21st century renewable energy economy“, Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of ACORE said.
„The direct pay option for renewable generation credits will go a long way toward accelerating the deployment needed to decarbonize the power sector by 2035, and new incentives for transmission and energy storage will be key to securing a more reliable, efficient and cleaner electric power grid“, Wetstone stated.
Biden pushes a Clean Electricity Standard
“The inclusion of a federal Energy Efficiency and Clean Electricity Standard is vital to ensure we stay on track with the critical emissions reductions needed to make progress addressing climate change. And the Grid Deployment Authority will make it easier to modernize today’s balkanized and antiquated grid infrastructure with an advanced Macro Grid capable of delivering abundant, affordable and reliable clean energy“, the CEO of ACORE declared.
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“We applaud the Biden administration for this forward-leaning, results-oriented initiative and look forward to working with the White House and Congress on the final contours of this package. Accelerating the nation’s clean energy transition will help drive our nation’s economic recovery, provide Americans with the clean power they want and deserve, and secure the emission reductions that scientists say we need to avoid the worst impacts of climate change“, Wetstone underlined.
Create also new opportunities for fossil fuel workers
President Biden’s infrastructure proposal is a significant step in meeting our collective clean energy goals. The plan creates jobs, spurs the economy, faces the climate crisis, and advances environmental justice“, Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of SEIA said.
„These union jobs, along with numerous other career-sustaining jobs in solar, offer another moment to prioritize equity and create opportunities in every community, regardless of zip code, including for fossil fuel workers who are looking to continue their careers in the energy sector“, Hopper said.
Combine economic growth with climate solutions
“We look forward to working with the administration and bipartisan members of Congress to enact policies that generate the kind of economic growth and climate solutions we are all striving to achieve“, Hopper stressed. (hcn)
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