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  • Pillar 3 Jumpstarting

    “Jumpstarting Energy Infrastructure and Manufacturing Investments.”

    Council on Competitiveness Recommendations to Capitalize Growth and Increase Domestic Clean Energy Manfacturing

    The Council Recommends that:

    • Congress establish and capitalize a $200 billion National Clean Energy Bank, modeled on the U.S. Export-Import Bank and Overseas Private Investment Corporation, to provide long-term financing for clean energy.

    • Congress establish fifteen federally-sponsored, regional clean energy manufacturing centers.

    • The U.S. Government provide federal financial investment to facilitate construction of the first two to three manufacturing plants for any new or significantly improved sustainable energy technology.
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  • Pillar 2 Assuring Access

    “Assuring Access to Clean and Competitive Energy.”

    Council on Competitiveness Recommendations to Build a Diverse and Cost Effective Energy Portfolio

    The Council Recommends that:

    • Congress establish a national, low-carbon energy standard for electric utilities that encompass a minimum of 25 percent renewables by 2025. 

    • Congress establish a price floor for gasoline that is sufficient to accelerate demand for fuel-efficient vehicles. 

    • Congress enact legislation that will result in the establishment of a consistent, predictable and transparent price on carbon emissions.

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  • Setting the Global Bar for Energy Efficiency

    “Setting the Global Bar for Energy Efficiency.”

    Council on Competitiveness Recommendations to Reward Efficiency

    The Council Recommends that:

    • Congress set the 2030 CAFE standard to 100 mpg and provide more federal transportation funding to states that are the most effective in reducing vehicle miles traveled per person.

    • All states decouple utility rates from gross energy sales and focus on providing utilities with a reasonable rate of return on all their investments.
     
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