A resolution recognizing that facilities that produce renewable electricity are the cheapest power-generating facilities to operate and reliance on fossil fuel-generating facilities to meet growing power demand drives up wholesale electricity prices.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This is a non-binding Senate Resolution that formally states the Senate's position on renewable energy economics. It declares that renewable electricity facilities are the cheapest to operate and that continued reliance on fossil fuel power plants increases wholesale electricity prices.
Who Benefits and How
Renewable energy companies and the broader clean energy industry benefit symbolically from this Congressional endorsement of their economic value proposition. The resolution validates their messaging that renewables are cost-competitive. No direct financial benefits are provided since this is a symbolic resolution.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Fossil fuel electricity generators may face reputational pressure as Congress formally acknowledges that their operations contribute to higher electricity prices. However, this resolution creates no legal requirements or mandates - it is purely a statement of Senate opinion.
Key Provisions
- Recognizes that renewable electricity facilities are the cheapest to operate
- States that reliance on fossil fuel facilities drives up wholesale electricity prices
- Non-binding resolution with no enforcement mechanism
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
A Senate Resolution recognizing that renewable electricity facilities are the cheapest to operate and that reliance on fossil fuels drives up wholesale electricity prices.
Key Policy Areas
Energy
Primary Purpose
A Senate Resolution recognizing that renewable electricity facilities are the cheapest to operate and that reliance on fossil fuels drives up wholesale electricity prices.
Policy Domains
Resolution
Identified Gains
- Renewable energy producers
- Solar and wind power companies
- Clean energy advocates
Identified Costs
- Fossil fuel electricity generators
- Coal and natural gas power plants
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Markey, …
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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