Next year brings renewed prospects for America to support renewable energy and, in turn, address climate change, while creating hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs, providing enormous social and health benefits, ensuring energy security and resilience, and spurring a post-COVID economic recovery. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) this week released its Vision for Driving a Clean Energy Transformation Plan for the incoming administration, laying out the four pillars that the federal government can harness to achieve long-term clean energy and carbon goals.

"America begins this new decade with the chance to shape an affordable, thriving energy future defined by clean electricity," said AWEA CEO Tom Kiernan. "Our country's leaders must now move forward with bold, sensible policies to create that future, or risk leaving hundreds of thousands of new jobs and hundreds of billions in investments behind. With this plan, the American renewable energy sector stands ready to help revitalize the U.S. economy and forge a more prosperous future for local communities across the country."

With a breakdown of executive, regulatory, and congressional priorities for 2021, AWEA's full plan to achieve the collaborative promise of an American grid powered by wind, solar, hydropower, and energy storage can be found here.

Source: American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)