Whitman: The United States needs an “all of the above” energy strategy that focuses on low-carbon electricity sources
ASP Board member and former Governor and EPA Administrator, Christine Todd Whitman, wrote and oped this morning on the Fortune / CNN website, discussing America’s energy policy and structure.
Governor Whitman said:
The United States needs an “all of the above” energy strategy that focuses on low-carbon electricity sources that will lower energy costs, reduce dependency on foreign fuel sources and promote clean electricity. This is a prudent strategy to help drive American manufacturing and transportation networks of the future. Most importantly, this approach can put the country on a sustainable path toward long-term economic growth.
She concluded by saying:
Fuel diversity is one of the great strengths of the United States’ electric supply system, and we must be mindful of that lesson. In the coming years, we will need hundreds of new power plants from a variety of fuel sources along with significant investment in the smart grid that will move that power to homes, businesses and an evolving electrified transportation system. Nuclear energy is the only large-scale, carbon-free electricity source, and it must be among these energy choices if we are to secure a safe and sustainable portfolio of energy resources.
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