Congressman Luján on Renewable Energy

Today Congressman Luján, who is working on the Committee on Science and Technology, will be meeting with experts from across the state on the issue of renewable energy. Congressman Luján worked very closely with other state leaders while on the Public Regulation Commission and therefore has a huge amount of experience in the area of development and legislation when it comes to renewable energy.

"It's important that renewable energy projects are part of the discussion in the upcoming economic recovery bill," said Luján. "We must advance renewable energy development and create green jobs in New Mexico, and there has never been a better time to do so. I look forward to meeting with advocates and experts in the renewable energy field."

Last week Congressman Luján expressed his views in a letter to the congressional leadership in which he outlined priorities which included renewable energy.

Here is what he had to say last week about the priority of renewable energy:

"We need to expand and extend tax credits that encourage renewable energy production and stabilize the industry," said Luján. "An aggressive investment in wind, solar, and biofuels will create new clean energy jobs. We need to modernize our energy grid to accommodate clean energy production, and we need heavy investment in research and development to make renewable energy easier to store and transport."

With New Mexico having two of the best national labs in the country there can be no better place for research and development on renewable energy to occur. Today President Obama will outline some of the goals and new regulations that will move our country forward in the sector of renewable energy. President Obama will also encourage the support of renewable energy development in the economic recovery bill.