Investing in a Greener, More Resilient Energy Grid

摘要

"Tansmission, generally, is a bipartisan issue." That hopeful note on the national energy grid, specifically the need to fortify, improve, and expand it so Americans can efficiently get the energy they need - and in the midst of all the rancor about what the president's infrastructure bill will or will not ultimately encompass - comes from Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. The reason there seems to be bipartisan support on the grid is in part, he said, because regardless of party affiliation, Americans have come to rely on being able to access the energy we need. The biggest priority right now is trying to secure an investment tax credit for infrastructure - transmission lines in particular. There's such long lead time and it's expensive," he said.