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We must #ProtectNEPA.
Senator Maggie Hassan's office issued the following:
WASHINGTON – Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) cosponsored the Renewable Energy Extension Act to promote the use of renewable energy, reduce carbon emissions, spur solar innovation, and invest in thousands of jobs. The Renewable Energy Extension Act
would extend clean energy tax incentives and ensure continued
deployment, growth, and innovation of these technologies. The
legislation was introduced by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV).
“Renewable energy is crucial to our
efforts to lower carbon emissions, reduce energy costs, and create jobs,
which is why I support extending clean energy tax incentives that have
helped grow our renewable energy sector,” Senator Hassan said. “I
will continue working to find ways to expand and support the clean
energy economy, which will encourage economic growth and innovation in
New Hampshire and across the country.”
The Renewable Energy Extension Act that
Senator Hassan cosponsored would provide a 5-year extension of the
Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and residential renewable energy tax credit
for solar, delaying the incremental phase out that Congress passed in
2015. In addition to solar, the bill extends the ITC for other clean
energy technologies set to phase out, such as fiber-optic solar, fuel
cells, small wind, microturbines, combined heat and power, and
geothermal heat pumps.
Senator Hassan is working across the aisle to promote renewable energy. Senator Hassan led a number of her colleagues in introducing
bipartisan legislation to support and expand programs such as the
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a collaborative effort across
Northeastern states to use market-based tools to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from the power sector. Senator Hassan also joined Senator
Susan Collins (R-ME) in introducing
two bipartisan bills to lower energy costs for consumers and increase
energy efficiency by reinstating and strengthening tax credits for the
construction of new energy efficient homes and for energy efficient home
upgrades.
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