August 9, 2024 The Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda is driving the largest clean energy investment in history, unleashing a manufacturing and deployment boom that has attracted hundreds of billions of dollars in private sector investment, created more than 270,000 new good-paying jobs, and is lowering home energy costs and utility bills for families…
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Treasury Issues Proposed Rules Providing Long-Term Certainty for Renewable Energy Development
Today, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released guidance for the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code, an incentive expanded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act to spur the construction of clean energy infrastructure and create new, good-paying jobs across the nation. President Biden’s economic platform…
Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Overnight, Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults against Ukraine’s energy grid since the war began—depriving many people across the country of heat, water, and electricity in the still cold days of early spring. This bombardment—part of a series of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure— is a terrible reminder of Vladimir Putin’s efforts to break the spirit…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Continues Driving Climate Investments to Reduce Emissions, Lower Home Energy Costs
Investments come ahead of President Biden’s trip to the Amazon, where he will highlight global climate action and ongoing work to preserve and protect this critical ecosystem When President Biden took office, he pledged to restore America’s climate leadership at home and abroad. Every day since, the Biden-Harris Administration has led and delivered on the…
Advancing a Circular Economy to Meet Our Climate, Energy, and Economic Goals
By Former Deputy Director for Energy Sally Benson, Principal Assistant Director for Energy Costa Samaras, and Policy Assistant Rachel Reolfi In order to meet our climate goals, we must build an increasingly circular economy—an economy that keeps materials and products in circulation for as long as possible, rather than throwing them away. Both manufacturing new…
FACT SHEET: Lowering Home Energy Costs Through President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
A majority of Americans support programs to lower energy bills and expand clean energy into homes Through President Biden’s historic Investing in America agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration is cutting costs for hardworking American families in every corner of the country. One of the largest costs for many Americans is heating, cooling, and powering their homes—with the…
President Biden Announces Willie L. Phillips, Jr. as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced Willie L. Phillips, Jr. as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, electricity, and other energy projects. As the Biden Administration works to tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and create a…
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White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Announces Actions to Spur the Commercialization Climate & Clean Energy Technologies
Yesterday, leadership at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House National Economic Council, and the White House Climate Policy Office convened senior representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and venture capital organizations, universities, and law firms to announce a set of actions to spur…
Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Global Effort toStrengthen the Cybersecurity of Energy Supply Chains
Energy systems around the world face continuous cyber attacks and are vulnerable to disruption. As new digital clean energy technologies are integrated, we must ensure they are cyber secure to prevent destruction or disruption in services. This is a global issue and at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Apulia, President Biden and G7 leaders committed…
