A pair of House Democrats released “consumer-focused” energy legislation Wednesday that would restore recently gutted clean energy tax credits, relieve permitting bottlenecks and prevent a president’s ability to favor fossil fuels.
The “Cheap Energy Act,” from Reps. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Mike Levin (D-Calif.), is broader than a transmission-focused permitting bill the pair released last year.
“For too long, United States energy policy has prioritized the wants of energy producers over the needs of American consumers,” Casten said in release about the draft plan. “It’s past time things change.”
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Levin said language on grid modernization and to reorient electricity markets would “kickstart conversations on how to solve our energy crisis.”
