In response to today’s introduction of bipartisan legislation accelerating the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage technology by Senators John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio), our parent organization, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), released the following statement from President and CEO Steve Miller:
“This bipartisan legislation could provide an important path forward in accelerating the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage technology, helping to create new jobs for our economy and to keep electricity prices affordable for American families and businesses. We appreciate the work of Senators Rockefeller and Voinovich on this legislation, and their continued leadership in ensuring that the United States can continue to cleanly utilize coal, our nation’s most abundant domestically-produced energy resource.
“Coal reliably and affordably generates nearly half of our nation’s electricity, and this bill could help the private sector partner with the federal government to bring new, cost-effective clean coal technologies more quickly to the marketplace.”