Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have backing for her Green New Deal from fellow progressive politicians but if the widespread criticism she's received hasn't been telling enough for her, perhaps the renewable energy sector's dismissal of it will be.
Representatives from solar and wind companies lauded the "Enthusiasm" behind the GND but called it out for being completely unrealistic and too politically divisive, according to a Reuters report.
"If you just broadly endorse the Green New Deal, you are liable to upset one side of the aisle or the other. And that's not constructive," said Tom Werner, the CEO of SunPower Corp, one of the nation's biggest solar power companies.
"We love the enthusiasm the Green New Deal has brought to the climate issue ... but we need to operate in political reality," said Dan Whitten, vice president of public affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association, the solar industry's main lobby group.
"Staying out of the line of fire is the goal of most companies and trade associations," said another clean energy industry representative.
"There will be a real danger for our industry and companies if they are shouting out about the Green New Deal from the rooftops." []. "We've met with companies and industries who could have a lot to gain from the Green New Deal, but the politics at this stage are too difficult to navigate," Sunrise co-founder Evan Weber said.
The report notes that with better technology that enabled renewable energy businesses to lower prices, wind and solar companies are expanding their growth from blue, coastal states into the red heartland.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/03/22/even-solar-wind-companies-call-gnd-too-extreme-n2543529
Representatives from solar and wind companies lauded the "Enthusiasm" behind the GND but called it out for being completely unrealistic and too politically divisive, according to a Reuters report.
"If you just broadly endorse the Green New Deal, you are liable to upset one side of the aisle or the other. And that's not constructive," said Tom Werner, the CEO of SunPower Corp, one of the nation's biggest solar power companies.
"We love the enthusiasm the Green New Deal has brought to the climate issue ... but we need to operate in political reality," said Dan Whitten, vice president of public affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association, the solar industry's main lobby group.
"Staying out of the line of fire is the goal of most companies and trade associations," said another clean energy industry representative.
"There will be a real danger for our industry and companies if they are shouting out about the Green New Deal from the rooftops." []. "We've met with companies and industries who could have a lot to gain from the Green New Deal, but the politics at this stage are too difficult to navigate," Sunrise co-founder Evan Weber said.
The report notes that with better technology that enabled renewable energy businesses to lower prices, wind and solar companies are expanding their growth from blue, coastal states into the red heartland.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/03/22/even-solar-wind-companies-call-gnd-too-extreme-n2543529
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