Tenney backs clean energy bill

Congresswoman Claudia L. Tenney, R-22, New Hartford, has joined forces with fellow congressional lawmakers to introduce the Clean Energy Future through Innovation Act of 2021, according to an announcement from her office.

“The bill will boost innovation of clean energy technologies and reduce emissions from the power sector, while preserving affordability and reliability,” notes a release.

According to Tenney’s announcement, the legislation supports, “investments in energy innovation and infrastructure, including carbon capture, advanced nuclear, renewables, efficiency, and storage.”

“After a decade of innovation, it establishes a technology-neutral clean energy standard that would reduce CO2 emissions 80% by 2050,” she said, adding “the legislation has broad bipartisan support from utilities to environmental groups to labor organizations.”