Presidential spokesman concedes his boss was a ‘little glib’.
Businesses should adapt new strategies just as baseball did, Reid said, noting that Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane figured out how to make smarter, more efficient choices by using an “analytical, evidence-based approach to assemble a baseball team”. “We see this renewed focused on clean energy and energy efficiency as a strong milestone in a journey toward a modern American energy economy that will reap enormous benefits for consumers and businesses alike”.
And he pointed out the inconsistency of those who promote free market solutions, except when those solutions point to renewable energy.
To help drive the decentralization, the Department of Energy “is announcing a new push to deploy innovative distributed energy resources like microgrids [and] rooftop solar with battery storage, and will offer loan guarantees for projects like these”, Obama said. The Blythe Mesa plant is expected to produce enough renewable energy to power more than 145,000 homes. But Obama mistakes the Tea Party trying to affect local change as an endorsement for his energy policies.
Under the new rules, homeowners who adopt renewable energy will be able to do so with no cost upfront and pay back the cost of installation over time through property taxes.
Obama said that the Kochs and other libertarian and conservative groups usually tout themselves as champions of the free market.
On the feisty score, he didn’t waste time saying he was ready for the fall’s legislative battles, noting that he had ridden to the fundraiser with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.
Several private-sector firms also announced commitments to support renewable or energy-efficiency initiatives.
Company Executive Vice President of Energy Services Chris Brooks said those jobs will be temporary construction positions. Everybody’s got to seize the opportunity before us.
During the speech, the President highlighted his Administration’s track record on renewables, mentioned individual states’ efforts, plus some solar power technology and business model developments. “That has the potential to hurt a lot of communities, and set back America’s leadership in fighting climate change“. Basically, if you want to more green energy options for your house, the president wants to make them more available and affordable. And I’m all for consumers saving money because that means they can spend it on other stuff.
In a statement, Koch Industries’ Philip Ellender said the company “supports all forms of energy, but we believe they need to stand on their own merits”. Obama didn’t say, particularly. It’s nearly a moral obligation to become greenhouse gas emissions-free.
And this is all on the heels of the President’s Clean Power Plan, which requires states to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Wind power made up another 20 percent.
There is “a big shift underway that goes beyond simply putting solar panels on your home”, he said in the keynote address.
Obama to keynote 8th clean energy "summit" in Las Vegas
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