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The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued the following statement by AWEA CEO Denise Bode on the meeting that President Obama held today with a bipartisan group of more than 20 Senators to discuss passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation: "The U.S. wind energy industry applauds the White House and the Senators for recognizing the urgent need for energy legislation. Critical to the success of any such bill will be strong provisions to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency, a goal that is supported by the vast majority of Americans. Americans recognize that wind, other forms of renewable energy, and energy efficiency mean new manufacturing jobs, stronger national security, and more clean, affordable energy for our country." AWEA is part of a coalition of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and biofuels industries calling for legislation that would include:
* A strong Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)
* Robust and predictable tax and other financial incentives for projects and manufacturing;
* Energy efficiency codes and standards including an energy efficiency resource standard (EERS)
* Renewable energy infrastructure provisions.
This coalition sent a letter to the President and the Senators in advance of the originally scheduled meeting last week. For more click here.
Source: AWEA
