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The Photo voltaic Power Industries Affiliation (SEIA) was monitoring key photo voltaic and storage races within the 2024 US election, and went out of its strategy to congratulate winners who the group noticed as photo voltaic champions. Because the photo voltaic advocacy group famous, “there are numerous Senate, Home, and gubernatorial elections that would form the way forward for clear vitality coverage nationwide.”
Sadly, the historically way more pro-solar social gathering in Congress and the White Home misplaced the Senate, misplaced the White Home, and stayed within the minority within the Home of Representatives. Nonetheless, notably, SEIA did select one profitable senator from the Republican Social gathering and two Republican members of the Home who gained their races. At a time when Democrats are within the minority, they’re going to wish any sympathetic photo voltaic helps on the opposite aspect of the aisle they’ll get to guard sure photo voltaic insurance policies. For positive, sturdy new pro-solar insurance policies won’t be placed on the agenda and voted on, however there’s some hope Republicans gained’t take out the axes and hack away at current insurance policies.
There was additionally one profitable Republican governor who gained SEIA’s nod, Indiana Governor-elect Mike Braun. We’ll should see if we get any vital steps ahead underneath former Senator and incoming Governor Braun.
Right here’s SEIA’s full checklist of congratulations for winners within the Home, Senate, and governorships:
Senate Races to Watch
Congratulations to Senator-Elect Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Congratulations to Senator-elect Ruben Gallego on his victory to signify one among America’s most solar-rich states within the U.S. Senate. Senator-elect Gallego has an extended monitor document of supporting important federal clear vitality insurance policies which might be delivering billions of {dollars} and 1000’s of jobs to Arizona.
Congratulations to Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Senator Jacky Rosen is a stalwart photo voltaic champion. From commerce points to tax credit score extensions, Senator Rosen has all the time fought for coverage options that assist Nevada’s 8,600 photo voltaic staff and their households. The photo voltaic and storage trade congratulates Senator Rosen for her re-election and appears ahead to extra progress over the subsequent six years.
Congratulations to Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
SEIA congratulates Senator Martin Heinrich on his re-election victory. Senator Heinrich has been instrumental in advancing insurance policies which might be strengthening American clear vitality manufacturing and sparking historic ranges of photo voltaic and storage deployment.
Congratulations to Senator-Elect John Curtis (R-UT)
Congratulations to Senator-elect John Curtis on his victory to signify Utah within the U.S. Senate. Senator-elect Curtis acknowledges the significance of photo voltaic and storage and home manufacturing to his state’s economic system and is dedicated to broadening bipartisan assist for photo voltaic vitality by means of frequent sense clear vitality options.
Congratulations to Senator-Elect Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
The photo voltaic and storage trade congratulates Senator-elect Angela Alsobrooks for her victory tonight in Maryland’s Senate election. Maryland is a photo voltaic vitality chief, significantly on neighborhood photo voltaic, and SEIA seems ahead to working with Senator-elect Alsobrooks to increase the advantages of fresh vitality to all Marylanders.
Congratulations to Senator-Elect Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Congratulations to Senator-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester on her historic victory to signify Delaware within the U.S. Senate. Senator-elect Blunt Rochester has been a robust clear vitality advocate all through her profession, and the photo voltaic and storage trade seems ahead to working along with her to safe an ample clear vitality future that advantages each neighborhood on this nation.
Governor Races to Watch
Congratulations to Governor-Elect Bob Ferguson (Washington)
Congratulations to Bob Ferguson on his election as the subsequent governor of Washington. Governor-elect Ferguson is a champion for clear vitality, and the photo voltaic and storage trade seems ahead to working with him and constructing on Governor Inslee’s legacy to place Washington as a pacesetter of America’s clear vitality economic system.
Congratulations to Governor-Elect Josh Stein (North Carolina)
SEIA congratulates North Carolina’s Governor-elect Josh Stein. North Carolina has been a long-time chief in photo voltaic vitality, and we look ahead to working Governor-elect Stein to proceed rising the clear vitality sector within the Tar Heel state.
Congratulations to Governor-Elect Mike Braun (Indiana)
Congratulations to Mike Braun on his election as the subsequent governor of Indiana. Throughout his time within the Senate, Governor-elect Braun based the Senate Bipartisan Local weather Options Caucus, and we look ahead to working with him to proceed the expansion of photo voltaic within the Hoosier State.
Home Races to Watch
Congratulations to Rep. David Valadao for his re-election in California’s twenty second congressional district!
Congratulations to Rep. Steven Horsford for his re-election in Nevada’s 4th congressional district!
Congratulations to Rep. Nanette Barragan for her re-election in California’s forty fourth congressional district!
Congratulations to Chief Hakeem Jeffries for his re-election in New York’s eighth congressional district!
Congratulations to Rep. Andrew Garbarino for his re-election in New York’s 2nd congressional district!
Congratulations to Rep. Yvette Clarke for her re-election in New York’s ninth congressional district!
Congratulations to Consultant-elect Suhas Subramanyam for his election in Virginia’s tenth congressional district!
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