Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Energy Efficient Technology More Affordable for Families, Lower Energy Bills

Senators Called to Reduce Costs, Incentivize Installations in a Letter Last Month

Nov 03, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of his colleagues to introduce the Clean Energy for All Homes Act, which would help middle-class and lower-income families afford solar roofs and other renewable energy technology installations by lowering the cost burden of installing these systems.

Bennet Highlights Historic Funding for Colorado Families, Clean Energy in the Build Back Better Framework

New White House Fact Sheet Shows How Bennet-Championed Priorities Such As the Child Tax Credit and Clean Energy Investments Will Benefit Colorado

Nov 01, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet highlighted a new fact sheet from the White House that shows how President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better framework will invest in Colorado families and workers and support efforts to advance clean energy and combat climate change.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Empower Fossil-Fuel Workers to Train, Find Jobs in Changing Energy Industry

Oct 08, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of his colleagues introduced the American Energy Worker Opportunity Act to provide critical resources and training opportunities to assist and empower workers whose jobs are affected by the energy industry’s move toward cleaner sources.

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Establish Manufacturing Tax Credits for Onshore Wind Energy

Pushes for Inclusion in Build Back Better Package

Sep 30, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Onshore Wind American Manufacturing Act to establish investment and production tax credits to support domestic production of onshore wind energy components.

Bennet, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Promote Use of Wind Energy

Mar 08, 2021

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to modernize and extend the small wind investment tax credit (ITC) to help farmers, ranchers, and small businesses offset the up-front costs of developing and owning small wind turbines that generate electricity.

Bennet Applauds Biden Administration Action to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Lead on a Clean Energy Economy

Jan 27, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden signing an executive order on clean energy and climate action.

Bennet, Senate Democratic Colleagues Urge Incoming Biden Administration to Repeal Harmful Solar Tariffs Set by President Trump

Senators Call on President-Elect Biden to Repeal the Tariffs, Citing the Effects of Huge Job Loss, Stifled Private Investments, and Prevention of Climate Action

Dec 21, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 11 Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter to President-elect Joseph R. Biden requesting that the incoming Biden Administration make a full repeal of the Trump Administration’s harmful section 201 tariffs on imported solar photovoltaic cells and panels an early priority.

Bennet, Group of Senate Democrats Request That FERC Provide Smart-Grid Incentives To Reduce Consumer Costs, Improve Transmission

Aug 14, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 12 Senate Democrats in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in support of incentives that promote the use of smart-grid technologies that improve the capacity and efficiency of the existing transmission grid, often at a substantial savings to consumers.

Bennet Joins Colleagues in Calling on FERC to Reject Petition that Would Impose Federal Oversight on State Net Metering Programs

May 26, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 23 Senate and House colleagues in calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a petition that aims to upend long-standing states net metering programs by imposing federal jurisdiction.

Senate Committee Passes Bennet, Gardner Bill to Train Veterans for Careers in Innovative Sectors of the American Energy Industry

Nov 19, 2019

Bipartisan legislation introduced by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner unanimously passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee today and will now be considered by the full Senate.

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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Energy Efficient Technology More Affordable for Families, Lower Energy Bills

Senators Called to Reduce Costs, Incentivize Installations in a Letter Last Month

Bennet Highlights Historic Funding for Colorado Families, Clean Energy in the Build Back Better Framework

New White House Fact Sheet Shows How Bennet-Championed Priorities Such As the Child Tax Credit and Clean Energy Investments Will Benefit Colorado

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Empower Fossil-Fuel Workers to Train, Find Jobs in Changing Energy Industry

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Establish Manufacturing Tax Credits for Onshore Wind Energy

Pushes for Inclusion in Build Back Better Package

Bennet, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Promote Use of Wind Energy

Bennet Applauds Biden Administration Action to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Lead on a Clean Energy Economy

Bennet, Senate Democratic Colleagues Urge Incoming Biden Administration to Repeal Harmful Solar Tariffs Set by President Trump

Senators Call on President-Elect Biden to Repeal the Tariffs, Citing the Effects of Huge Job Loss, Stifled Private Investments, and Prevention of Climate Action

Bennet, Group of Senate Democrats Request That FERC Provide Smart-Grid Incentives To Reduce Consumer Costs, Improve Transmission

Bennet Joins Colleagues in Calling on FERC to Reject Petition that Would Impose Federal Oversight on State Net Metering Programs

Senate Committee Passes Bennet, Gardner Bill to Train Veterans for Careers in Innovative Sectors of the American Energy Industry

Senators Called to Reduce Costs, Incentivize Installations in a Letter Last Month

New White House Fact Sheet Shows How Bennet-Championed Priorities Such As the Child Tax Credit and Clean Energy Investments Will Benefit Colorado

Pushes for Inclusion in Build Back Better Package

Senators Call on President-Elect Biden to Repeal the Tariffs, Citing the Effects of Huge Job Loss, Stifled Private Investments, and Prevention of Climate Action

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