Welch, Van Hollen, Clarke Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Create 70% Renewable Energy Resource Standard By 2036, Speed U.S. Clean Energy Transition

This press release from Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) was published on 2026-09-18 and titled "Welch, Van Hollen, Clarke Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Create 70% Renewable Energy Resource Standard By 2036, Speed U.S".

Welch, Van Hollen, Clarke Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Create 70% Renewable Energy Resource Standard By 2036, Speed U.S. Clean Energy Transition

Legislation would establish ambitious energy standard to rapidly reduce emissions and achieve up to 100% renewable energy generation by 2046 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09) in reintroducing the bicameral American Renewable Energy Act (AREA), legislation to establish an ambitious 70% renewable energy resource standard by [ ]