Spectrum News 1: U.S. Energy Secretary promotes solar energy during Kentucky visit
“The question is, are we going to be making that stuff or are we going to allow other countries to do it? This is why the president is really focused on bringing manufacturing back to America and taking advantage of this whole clean energy sector to be able to people to work here,” Granholm explained.
In his annual speech before congress, Biden highlighted the Build Back Better Act, which includes tax credits that can cut the cost of installing rooftop solar panels by about 30%.
“If you’re getting a tax credit for manufacturing and you’re creating jobs in your community and you’re getting a tax credit for actually having the solar panel on your roof, you end up coming out way ahead as both as a community and as an individual,” said Granholm.