Power grid

“Incentivize the use of renewable and green energy, including solar installation and electric vehicles, and upgrade our power grid to meet increased energy demand through new technologies.”

“We need to build quickly and at scale. That means streamlining red tape that makes it too hard and costly to build. It means using smart public investments to accelerate the transition. And it means modernizing our energy grid.”

“In some areas, we need to make investments that the private sector won’t make on its own. For example, expanding the supply of clean energy, building a modern electric grid, and building 21st century transit.”

“Sherrod secured transformational infrastructure investments that are reaching communities across Ohio – grants that will go towards making our roads and bridges safer, upgrading essential clean water infrastructure, updating regional airports, and improving power lines to ensure all Ohioans have reliable access to electricity.”

“Lowering electric bills by taking on corporate utility giants and forcing greater accountability from electrical companies so they spend their profits on modernizing and replacing our outdated electrical grid.”

“Lowering the cost of heat and electricity by modernizing our energy infrastructure.”

“Roy Cooper would lower energy and utility costs by ensuring that corporations pay for their fair share of the energy they use instead of passing that cost onto you and modernizing our energy grid.”

“Modernize our energy grid to lower energy costs for consumers. Too much of our grid is old and inefficient. By modernizing parts of it we can increase reliability, create good-paying jobs and lower costs for families.”

“Roy will work to make sure that data centers pay the full cost of the power they use without passing it on to you, and he’d ban utility companies from disconnecting power during dangerous heat or cold. Roy’s plan would lower energy costs by modernizing our energy grid and encouraging the tech companies to build their own energy sources.”

“We will anchor it in massive investment in solar, wind, and battery storage, a modernized smart grid, and the energy efficiency upgrades that put money back in families’ pockets.”

“That’s why I’ll fight to expand clean energy, modernize our electric grid, and build resilient roads, bridges, and public transit systems that keep our economy moving.”

“Lower costs by expanding clean energy and modernizing the grid.”

“Utah can lead in clean, affordable American-made energy that strengthens our economy and lowers costs for families. I support expanding clean energy, modernizing the electrical grid, and investing in transportation infrastructure that creates jobs and secures our energy future.”

“Invest in flood control, drainage, and grid infrastructure so the next storm does not wipe out another town.”

“Sherrod secured transformational infrastructure investments that are reaching communities across Ohio – grants that will go towards making our roads and bridges safer, upgrading essential clean water infrastructure, updating regional airports, and improving power lines to ensure all Ohioans have reliable access to electricity.”

“Support research for implementation of small modular nuclear power that will ensure our grid remains reliable and creates a greater mix of energy resources to draw upon.”

“Modernize our energy grid to lower energy costs for consumers. Too much of our grid is old and inefficient. By modernizing parts of it we can increase reliability, create good-paying jobs and lower costs for families.”

“KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON AND THE WATER RUNNING”

“From Hurricane Harvey, Winter Storm Uri (where 250 persons lost their lives) to the Derecho, I want to ensure that our infrastructure is prepared to take care of you. From aging pipes, power lines, freeways and more, our district should feel safe in their homes.”

“Mainers deserve electricity that’s reliable, affordable, and clean. But in recent years our utilities have moved far more money to Wall Street investors than they have into regular upkeep of our grid and the workers who maintain it – all while raising costs for ratepayers.”

“Invest in flood control, drainage, and grid infrastructure so the next storm does not wipe out another town.”

“Better drainage and flood control in the places that go under every time a hurricane comes through. Stronger power infrastructure so people are not without electricity for a week. Restored wetlands and stream buffers that absorb water before it reaches somebody’s living room.”

“After every hurricane, families wait too long to get the lights back on. I'll push to harden our grid so Southwest Florida recovers faster.”

“James Talarico will weatherproof the grid, lower electric bills, and keep Texas the world’s energy leader with an all-of-the-above strategy that protects good-paying oil and gas jobs and grows wind, solar, and geothermal.”

“Strengthen the Texas energy grid: Dedicate greater federal resources to help Texas weatherproof our power grid and update aging infrastructure, without letting energy companies off the hook for contributing their fair share.”

“Improved the reliability of the Texas power grid by requiring an annual independent audit of weaknesses in grid infrastructure.”

“Puerto Ricans deserve a renewable energy grid that is reliable, affordable, climate-resilient, and accountable to the people. Claire will work to hold the energy company LUMA accountable for its broken promises and mismanagement of the project, which has left Puerto Ricans without reliable or affordable power.”

“Claire will support federal funding and oversight to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power system under democratic public control, lower energy costs, prevent repeated blackouts, and ensure the transition to clean energy creates good union jobs for Puerto Rican workers.”

“Lowering electric bills by taking on corporate utility giants and forcing greater accountability from electrical companies so they spend their profits on modernizing and replacing our outdated electrical grid.”

“Strengthen the Texas energy grid: Dedicate greater federal resources to help Texas weatherproof our power grid and update aging infrastructure, without letting energy companies off the hook for contributing their fair share.”

“Hold LUMA Accountable & Build Reliable and Affordable Public Power”

“Puerto Ricans deserve a renewable energy grid that is reliable, affordable, climate-resilient, and accountable to the people. Claire will work to hold the energy company LUMA accountable for its broken promises and mismanagement of the project, which has left Puerto Ricans without reliable or affordable power.”

“SB 378 (Wiener; bill failed): Holding PG&E accountable for its mass blackouts. SB 378 will require PG&E to compensate people and businesses for damages they sustain during planned blackouts and prohibits PG&E from charging customers for service during these blackouts. The legislation also bans PG&E from lobbying against public power and other alternative approaches to power delivery.”

“By connecting Aroostook County to the New England power grid, we can attract renewable energy companies to Maine, create good-paying jobs and jump-start economic development in the County, and help the state meet its renewable energy goals”

“Today, the Maine Public Utilities Commission selected the winning transmission and distribution bids for the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Program, a program established by legislation put forward by Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash.”

“On Wednesday, Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, urged the Maine Public Utilities Committee to give final approval to the winning transmission and distribution bids for the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Program.”

“Build the power grid we need to lower costs. Speed up permitting so power lines actually get built.”

“An additional fee assessed on new data centers to fund investments in transmission capacity. These fees will help expand the grid, advance the clean energy transition, and lower energy costs for working people.”

“Requirements that AI companies partner with utilities to provide low-cost access to their models for grid expansion modeling and interconnection agreements, helping eliminate a major obstacle to transmission expansion.”

“Every major project should be evaluated on its actual benefits, costs and long-term consequences: Where will its water come from, and how much will it use during Arizona’s hottest months? How much electricity will it require, and what new infrastructure will be needed? Will the company pay those costs, or will families and small businesses see them shifted onto their utility bills? How many permanent jobs will remain after construction? What tax incentives are being offered, and what will Arizona receive in return? How will nearby neighborhoods be affected by noise, heat, traffic and construction? The standard should be simple: Is this good for Arizona, or does it leave Arizona families carrying the cost?”

“Claire will push for another path, fighting to ensure that tech companies invest in the grid via a federal fund to build out publicly-owned power. And she will work to close the loopholes that allow tech companies to build private gas plants.”

“An additional fee assessed on new data centers to fund investments in transmission capacity. These fees will help expand the grid, advance the clean energy transition, and lower energy costs for working people.”

“Require competitive bidding processes for transmission projects instead of handing utility companies lucrative contracts at taxpayer expense. When a nearly half-billion-dollar transmission project is handed to a single utility with no competitive bidding, Kansas ratepayers can end up paying far more than they should. Competitive bidding has been shown to cut these costs by twenty to thirty percent. Politicians on both sides of the aisle should speak out against harmful policies that avoid competitive bidding, like the $493 million project that was handed to Evergy.”

“A bill from Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, to support both the energy and forest products industry in Aroostook County received a public hearing in the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee on Thursday. The proposal – LD 1913, “An Act To Prohibit Certain Wheeling Charges for the Transmission of Electricity – would prohibit an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility located in an area administered by the Northern Maine Independent System Administrator from charging a person generating or selling electricity for the transmission, or wheeling, of that electricity to or from Canada over the utility’s transmission system.”

“Upgrade our electric grid: To deliver meaningful energy savings we need to address the costs of transmission and distribution, as well as production. Upgrading our grid to allow local storage will help reduce overall grid strain, especially during peak hours saving money for all of us.”

“Claire will push for another path, fighting to ensure that tech companies invest in the grid via a federal fund to build out publicly-owned power. And she will work to close the loopholes that allow tech companies to build private gas plants.”

“Hold LUMA Accountable & Build Reliable and Affordable Public Power”

“Claire will support federal funding and oversight to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power system under democratic public control, lower energy costs, prevent repeated blackouts, and ensure the transition to clean energy creates good union jobs for Puerto Rican workers.”

“Stop the Golden Pacific Powerlink”

“What concerns me is the next generation of massive, hyperscale campuses moving into communities like ours, drawing down shared water supplies and straining power grids that weren't built to support them.”