BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – It’s been a little more than a week since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law. Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) got out to talk about its benefits.“The inflation reduction act really focuses on the incentives through the private sector to build out this clean energy future,” said Granholm.The first stop was in Lexington at Washington and Lee’s Solar Canopy Array, which is one of the first ones built in the state.“So great to be able to have W and L walk the talk on this,” said Granholm.They then made their way to Botetourt County, for the ribbon-cutting of a plant that will build transformers to power electric car charging stations, along with a roundtable discussion with area leaders.“With Virginia Transformer doing what they are doing, is the center of how we’re going…
U.S. Secretary of Energy and Sen. Kaine visit SWVA to talk clean energy
