DeGette Encourages Senate Colleagues to Adopt National RES Program in Energy Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As negotiations continue in Congress regarding the Energy Bill, Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) encouraged her colleagues in the United States Senate to follow the House of Representatives in adopting an energy bill that includes a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES).
“A
national Renewable Electricity Standard is a major advance for
renewable energy in this country,” said DeGette. “This standard is not
only beneficial for consumers and businesses, but is also good for the
environment. The tremendous success of Colorado’s RES program is just
another reason why we should expand this program nationwide. Colorado
and other states have led the clean and renewable energy revolution in
the absence of federal action.”
A national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) requires electric utilities to derive 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources, 4 percent of which can come from efficiency, by 2020. DeGette was part of a broad, bipartisan group of House Members who led the passage of a national RES program in the House Energy Bill approved in August.
“We have built a strong bipartisan coalition in support of a national standard. I strongly encourage my Senate colleagues to join us in taking a critical step forward in addressing the challenge of global climate change,” concluded DeGette.
A national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) requires electric utilities to derive 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources, 4 percent of which can come from efficiency, by 2020. DeGette was part of a broad, bipartisan group of House Members who led the passage of a national RES program in the House Energy Bill approved in August.
“We have built a strong bipartisan coalition in support of a national standard. I strongly encourage my Senate colleagues to join us in taking a critical step forward in addressing the challenge of global climate change,” concluded DeGette.
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