Clean Energy Committee

Cool Cities Campaign E-CAT blog

The Washington, D.C. Sierra Club Chapter has taken a leading role in a Clean Energy Campaign for the Washington, D.C. area. It has partnered with several organizations including the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) and Friends of the Earth (FOE) to build a coalition of groups to support a Clean Energy Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) bill. The RPS works by requiring all electricity providers to include a minimum percent of clean, renewable electricity in the electric power supply portfolio they offer to their customers; it would come from renewable sources like wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. By passing such legislation, Washington, D.C. would join the thirteen states that have similar laws concerning clean energy, including nearby New Jersey, Pennsylvania and oil giant Texas.