What Is a Renewable Electricity Standard?
Daniel J. Weiss explains what the renewable electricity standard is, how it will help the environment and the economy, and how we can implement it.
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What is a renewable electricity standard? How would it help our economy and our environment? How difficult will it be to implement?
More about the renewable electricity standard:
- Interactive Map: A Clean-Energy Standard Would Lower Household Electricity Bills
- A Renewable Energy Standard: The Proof Is in the States
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Daniel J. Weiss
Senior Fellow