American Clean Energy and Security Act

Mayor Bloomberg proclaims New York City Wind Energy Day as AWEA rings NASDAQ Closing Bell

October 13, 2009 -- New York City – As the Honorable Michael Bloomberg offers an official proclamation declaring Wednesday, October 14, to be “New York City Wind Energy Day,” the wind energy industry descends on New York City’s Times Square for the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) two-day Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop. Featured activities will include AWEA ringing the NASDAQ Closing Bell, as well as the premiere of a wind power video in Times Square.    » read more »

New Financial Institutional Partnership Program will accelerate deployment of billions in lending under Recovery Act

October 7, 2009 -- Washington DC --- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the Department of Energy (DOE) will provide up to $750 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help accelerate the development of conventional renewable energy generation projects.

This funding will cover the cost of loan guarantees which could support as much as $4 to 8 billion in lending to eligible projects, and the Department will invite private sector participation to accelerate the financing of these renewable energy projects.    » read more »

October 5, 2009 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Governor Chris Gregoire and the Washington State Department of Commerce today announced the recipients of more than $20 million in grants and loans from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for energy efficiency, renewable energy and clean technology programs throughout the state. The funding addresses a specific goal to reduce energy consumption by at least 25 percent of the state’s 1990 per capita energy use by 2012.    » read more »

First-in-the-nation photovoltaic credits help land Suniva Inc.; 500 new jobs in Saginaw County

October 6, 2009 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced a significant addition to Michigan's burgeoning clean-energy industrial base as Georgia-based Suniva Inc. (www.suniva.com) will invest $250 million in a new solar manufacturing facility in Saginaw County's Thomas Township.

Suniva will create 500 new jobs over the next five years subject to receiving a Department of Energy loan guarantee, which the company recently applied for.    » read more »

Clean Energy Legislation Passed by the House is a Bargain for U.S. Households, Costing Less than a Postage Stamp a Day

Sept. 16, 2009 -- Statement by Dan Lashof, Director of the Climate Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council:

“The American Clean Energy and Security Act is a win-win for our economy and our environment. Under ACES, there will be more jobs, less global warming pollution and greater security, all for less than the cost of a postage stamp a day. These are the conclusions of ‘A Clean Energy Bargain,’ an analysis released today by NRDC.”    » read more »

Save Households $283 Annually In Ten Years

Washington, D.C. -- September, 2009 -- Energy efficiency provisions in the American Clean Energy Security Act (ACES — H.R. 2454) with improvements could create more than 569,000 new jobs nationwide in the next ten years and provide $283 in annual savings for every household in America, according to a new study released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

By 2030, these benefits could increase to more than one million jobs and $832 in annual savings per household — all while reducing government-projected levels of nationwide carbon emissions by 15 percent, or 959 million metric tons.    » read more »

Funding will speed adoption of efficiency and renewable energy technologies

July 1, 2009 -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. —U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced $13.1 million in Recovery Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in West Virginia.

Under DOE’s State Energy Program, West Virginia proposed a statewide plan that prioritizes energy savings, creates or retains jobs, increases the use of renewable energy, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. This initiative is part of the Obama Administration’s national strategy to support job growth, while making a historic down payment on clean energy and conservation.    » read more »

Palin Opposes Waxman-Markey Energy Bill

June 29, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced today she does not support a controversial piece of federal climate change legislation that is making its way through Congress. The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 is authored by U.S. Representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey.    » read more »

Washington, DC - 06/26/2009 - Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Environment Group’s U.S. Global Warming Campaign, released the following statement on the passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 by the U.S. House of Representatives.

“This is the landmark energy and environmental legislative achievement of a generation. The bill’s clean energy, efficiency and other emissions reduction provisions will make the United States safer, cleaner and more prosperous.    » read more »

Energy efficiency provisions will create 770,000 jobs by 2030

June 24, 2009 -- Washington, D.C.—The federal energy efficiency provisions included in H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (aka Waxman-Markey), could save approximately $1,050 per household by 2020 and $4,400 per household by 2030, according to an updated analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

Changes to ACEEE’s analysis come from an updated assessment of savings from a number of provisions, as well as changes to the bill made in a Rule’s Committee version of the bill released yesterday.    » read more »

Landmark Waxman-Markey Climate and Energy Bill clears House; Statement of Kevin Knobloch, Union of Concerned Scientists

WASHINGTON (June 26, 2009) — The House of Representatives today passed the first comprehensive climate and energy bill, the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," by a 219 to 212 vote. Below is a statement by Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

"We're thrilled that Congress has finally caught up with science and the American people in recognizing the need to switch on clean energy. Our future is now looking more like the Jetsons and less like the Flintstones.    » read more »

HOUSTON, June 29, 2009 -- "ConocoPhillips is fully committed to the prompt enactment of national legislation in the United States to address the growth of greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring the availability of secure, affordable and reliable energy. We commend the House of Representatives leadership and members for their efforts to advance federal climate legislation.

While the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA) contains many of the elements intended to balance greenhouse gas emissions reduction with economic growth and national security needs, we do not believe the bill passed June 26 achieves these aims.    » read more »

June 22, 2009 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is encouraging Washington’s congressional delegation to support the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 when it comes before the House of Representatives for a vote June 25.

“The United States cannot afford to wait any longer to take comprehensive action to break our dependence on foreign oil. We must seize the opportunity to develop 21st century energy technologies, create jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and arrest global warming,” Gregoire wrote in a letter.    » read more »

Will Spur Substantial Energy Efficiency Savings But Savings Significantly Less Than House Energy Bill

June 18, 2009 -- Washington, D.C.—The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reported out the American Clean Energy Leadership Act yesterday, a bill designed to tackle America's energy challenges including increasing energy efficiency.

This bill will yield energy efficiency savings of about 2 quadrillion Btu’s of energy (“quads”) in 2020 and nearly 4 quads in 2030, according to a preliminary analysis released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).    » read more »

Energy Efficiency Provisions Will Create 650,000 Jobs by 2030

June 9, 2009 -- Washington, D.C.—The federal energy efficiency provisions included in H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, could save approximately $750 per household by 2020 and $3,900 per household by 2030, according to a preliminary analysis by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The bill provides an important step forward in addressing climate change through energy efficiency and other means of reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gases.    » read more »