Markey: Energy Provisions in Final Recovery Package Will Create Jobs, Lay Groundwork for Energy Revolution
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Contact: Chairman Ed Markey, 202-225-4081
Markey: Energy Provisions in Final Recovery Package Will Create Jobs, Lay Groundwork for Energy Revolution
Chairman Markey Championed Increased Funding for Weatherization, Hybrid Batteries, State Energy Grants and Smart Grid Provisions
WASHINGTON (February 12, 2009) -- Today Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) praised the conference report of the economic recovery package as the first forward-looking energy and climate package put forward by a new administration and Congress that will establish necessary programs for long-term clean energy growth. Chairman Markey championed several energy measures that are included in the final package.
“By pushing renewables and efficiency, we will re-energize our economy, re-invigorate our workforce, and renew our commitment to a better environment,” said Markey, who chairs the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. “American workers will now help build an energy vision for the future, where plug-in hybrid cars and trucks are powered by clean energy transmitted across a technologically-advanced grid.”
Chairman Markey held many hearings on key energy issues that are included in the package, and pushed for several initiatives that are included in the economic recovery package, including:
--Increased investments in building weatherization projects totaling $5 billion.
--Grants for state energy programs totaling $6.3 billion.
--Grants and loans totaling $2 billion for advanced hybrid battery and clean car technology.
--Investments totaling $11 billion to create a smart grid that delivers electricity more securely and efficiently.
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