In response to the release of the final version of President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), has released the following statement:

 

“The Solar Electric Power Association works daily with utilities across the country that are responding to their customers’ desire for cleaner, reliable, affordable power with new solar programs and business models. SEPA’s annual utility solar rankings show that last year alone, U.S. utilities helped put more than 182,000 new solar installations on line, totaling 5.3 gigawatts of clean, renewable power.

 

“The many and multifaceted changes now underway in the U.S. power sector are being driven by a combination of technology, market forces and smart, regional regulation. We see President Obama’s Clean Power Plan as another piece of this bigger picture, in which utilities will have leading roles in ongoing innovation, collaboration and regional solutions. We stand ready to work with utilities, policy makers, the solar industry and other stakeholders as they face the challenges and opportunities of implementing the long-term vision we all share of a clean, reliable and affordable energy future.”

 

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)

www.sepa.org