WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA):  

"The infrastructure deal reached by bipartisan members of the Senate and the Biden administration is an important start and includes provisions that can help deploy clean electricity. We will support efforts to get the legislation through both chambers of Congress and to the president’s desk. We cannot quit there, however.

"To achieve the necessary emissions reductions, solar will have to grow four times faster than we are growing today. That cannot happen without a long-term extension of the investment tax credit, with a direct pay option, or a policy equivalent that would drive more solar installations. We look forward to working with members of Congress and the White House to promote clean energy policies that fully tackle the climate challenge and that bring millions of jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars of investment to all American communities."

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