Sen. Chuck Grassley stands up for Iowa’s energy economy
That’s why we stand with Sen. Chuck Grassley and his support for the advanced energy industry. When Energy Secretary Rick Perry launched a study designed to attack advanced energy technologies, Sen. Grassley sent Perry a letter saying that the “hastily developed” study, “which appears to pre-determine that variable, renewable sources such as wind have undermined grid reliability, will not be viewed as relevant, credible or worthy of valuable taxpayer resources.” Sen. Grassley further asserted that “not only is Iowa’s wind energy resource reliable, it is affordable. … It helps keep electricity costs down.”
We applaud Sen. Grassley for defending an industry that has brought energy and economic benefits to Iowa — just, as Grassley pointed out, it has also done for Perry’s native Texas.
Dylan Reed, Advanced Energy Economy, Washington, D.C.