US House panel eyes strict carbon intensity threshold in clean electricity program

摘要

The US House Energy and Commerce Committee is considering aproposal that would establish a new Department of Energy program toprovide grants for power companies that increase their percentage ofclean energy by certain margins each year and impose fees on thosethat do not.The proposed Clean Electricity Performance Program is part of abroader infrastructure package lawmakers are expected to considernext week. Other key provisions of the broader plan include a methanefee and a plan to invest billions in a more reliable, cleaner energytransmission grid, according to a fact sheet released by the committeeSept. 9.