Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduced an exciting new bill to Congress last week. The bill defines a plan to install 10 million solar roofs and 200,000 solar water heaters over the next 10 years through tax rebates and incentives. According to the bill, the installations would equal 30 GW of clean energy or the equivalent of 30 nuclear power plants.
The act, which is being called the “10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Hot Water Act” would be an addition to the success of other state incentive programs like those in California and New Jersey.
By providing tax rebates, which will make the cost of new systems almost half, the act would also ensure that the receivers of the incentives also know how to make their buildings as efficient as possible.
According to Sanders, the bill will cost between $2 and $3 billion a year, but with the outcome of 30 GW of renewable energy at the end of 10 years, it’s actually a very cost effective plan.
Moreover, the plan will also create jobs and, as Sanders said, “the more photovoltaic we use, the more will be built; the more that are built, the cheaper it becomes.”
Such programs will help to make our environment better, open up job opportunities, stop the depletion of natural resources, and help us to build a better future for our next generations.
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