And he had a message for Republicans who have fought his energy agenda: Clean power is here to stay.
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“They’re trying to undermine competition in the marketplace and choke off consumer choice and threaten an industry that is turning out new jobs at a fast pace”, Obama said. “You do not have to share my passion for solving climate change to like renewable energy”.
Pilot project participants will pay a monthly fee to use the battery system, with their electricity bills expected to be significantly reduced because about 75 per cent of their power will be generated by PV. “That’s a problem”.
The event comes as Obama returns from a two-week vacation with a number of important issues facing him in the next few months, including working to push the worldwide agreement on Iran’s nuclear program through a skeptical Congress.
The new funds would seek to improve energy efficiency for American households and boost reliance on solar energy. “Today that is no longer true”.
Still, Obama has at times angered his green supporters, including earlier this month when his administration granted permission to Shell to drill in the waters off Alaska’s northern coast, and by starting the process that could eventually open up the southeast U.S. coastline for oil and gas companies.
Then came Reid, who said Obama would “forever be remembered as the leader who “finally put the world on a path to stop climate change”.
“That’s not the American way”, the president said.
The President pointed to Nevada, where renewable energy generation has increased 180 percent since he took office, and also to Iowa, which generated almost 30 percent of its power from the wind previous year.
In addition, Ningxia is considering reducing its solar power price by 1%-10% to win a greater quota for new energy power capacity from the NEA.
Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland Coralee O’Rourke said the trial could see more solar batteries rolled out across regional Queensland.
“This could not be further from the truth”. Mandalay Bay, where the president spoke, is now attempting to leave NV Energy and produce its own power, a move that could subject it to at least $88 million in exit fees.
The president, in a speech at a clean energy conference in Las Vegas on Monday night, planned to announce new executive actions and other efforts aimed at making it easier for homeowners and businesses to invest in green energy improvements that in the past may have been impractical or unaffordable.
The annual energy conference was hosted by Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.
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Now “yes we can” is about fighting climate change too.
