Letter to President Obama Urging Action on Clean-Energy Infrastructure (pdf)
Center for American Progress Report: Wired for Progress 2.0
Wired for Progress 2.0 Press Release
“Wired for Progress Version 2.0,” honed in on the key decisions that Congress and the Obama administration faced as they took up the challenge of rebuilding America’s electricity infrastructure. Version 2.0 focused on the four major hurdles to building a national clean energy smart grid—planning, siting, cost allocation, and ensuring the low-carbon attributes of the electricity. We then examined three broader policy imperatives—grid intelligence, physical and cyber security, and job training and workforce development—that must also be part of modernization efforts.
In February, the Center for American Progress published a major report on the urgent need to build a national clean energy smart grid to power an innovative, low-carbon 21st century economy that combats global warming and creates millions of good jobs. Titled “Wired for Progress 1.0,” our report -based on an extensive stakeholder outreach process undertaken in partnership with the Energy Future Coalition – detailed the reasons why we need to build this national clean energy infrastructure quickly, and outlined key policy measures to move this complex project forward.
In just a few short weeks since that February release, Congress made progress on drafting concrete legislative language and in building the political will to turn these policies into law. As the debate moved forward, it was critical that the essential features of the proposal remain clear, and the basic outlines of a national compromise were preserved. Reducing our nation’s dependence on foreign oil by examining short- and long-term solutions to replace foreign oil with domestic resources to fuel vehicles and trucks, including natural gas, was also an important issue that needed to be addressed.
Featured Speakers:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
T. Boone Pickens, founder and chairman, BP Capital Management
John D. Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress Action Fund
Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Action Fund
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