The White House missed their rooftop solar panel installation deadline, but the Department of Energy is more than making up for this disappointment with today's announcement of the largest solar rooftop project in the history of the United States.
The $1.4 billion loan guarantee to Project Amp will go towards installing solar panels on industrial buildings nationwide. According to the DOE press release, the project will pump 733 megawatts of solar energy into the electricity grid and create at least one thousand jobs over a four year period.
“This unprecedented solar project will not only produce clean, renewable energy to power the grid in states across the country, but it will help us meet the SunShot goal of achieving cost competitive solar power with other forms of energy by the end of the decade,” said Energy Secretary Steven Chu. “In addition, Project Amp will create at least a thousand jobs across the U.S. and increase our global competitiveness in the clean energy race.”
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ReplyDeleteImproving and supporting solar power is a great thing that the Department of Labor can do. We need to take advantage of the solar energy because its free. Does that make sense?
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I totally agree with you Kyle. This is a great move from the government harnesing the power of the sun for free is really magnificent.
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