Civic Nation, along with the U.S. Department of Energy, has officially announced the launch of a Save On Clean Energy campaign, which happens to be a nonpartisan coalition of 50+ businesses, organizations and local government leaders. According to certain reports, the stated program will educate consumers and community leaders on new incentives passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, incentives that are estimated to save Americans billions of dollars in energy costs. Furthermore, it is going to promote the historic rebates and tax incentives available for upgrades like heat pumps and solar panels, while simultaneously helping consumers and local organizations create clean energy plans that work for them. To understand the significance of such a development, we must take into account how consumers and community leaders who want to save money currently face a complicated web of tools and resources that may be difficult to navigate. Fortunately enough, Save On Clean Energy campaign will address this very problem. As for how it will do so, the answer begins from its bid to launch a clean energy savings resource hub, which should be able to aggregate, as well as curate tools and resources to help consumers learn about available incentives, like tax credits, and rebate opportunities. Next up, we must get into the campaign’s promise of building a network of trusted messengers so to share information about these benefits with their neighbors, networks and communities. Another detail worth a mention here is how the initiative in question will coordinate a series of customized trainings, briefings and workshops for key stakeholders including school districts, houses of worship, hospitals, local governments and more to learn about clean energy saving opportunities.
“Every day the Department of Energy strives to build upon the clean energy transition in a way that benefits ALL Americans. We are proud to partner alongside Civic Nation and its clean energy savings campaign to ensure all communities are informed and equipped with the correct tools and resources to take advantage of the historic incentives and investments thanks to the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris,” said Jeffrey Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Rounding up highlights is how the program will actively collaborate with local elected officials and community based organizations to host events across the country for the purpose of highlighting the waycommunities are already benefiting from these clean energy investments. Among other details, though, we must mention that the given campaign is supported by a diverse coalition of voices coming together to promote these new investments. In a more concretesense, the coalition includes major non-profit organizations like the United Way, industry partners like Carrier and Sunrun, municipalities and a bipartisan network of mayors across the country through Climate Mayors and key partnerships with Rewiring America, League of Conservation Voters, and Climate Power.
Going back to the incentives introduced under Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, according to Department of Energy, they will help US residents save an estimated $38 billion on electricity bills moving forward.
“Madisonians want to be part of the solution to climate change. Now it is even easier to take action thanks to the new incentives for energy efficiency, solar panels and other green technologies. As we work on making housing more affordable in our community, reducing energy costs for our residents is an important component in making that possible,” said Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayor of Madison. “The Biden-Harris Clean Energy Plan is helping Madison reach our goal of running all City operations off renewable energy by 2030.”
