What a Democratic Senate can and can’t do for US energy policy

  • Date: 08-Jan-2021
  • Source: Business Insider
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
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What a Democratic Senate can and can’t do for US energy policy

President-elect Joe Biden walks past solar panels at the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative in Plymouth, New Hampshire







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I thought we were done with horrible weeks for a while, but 2021 is already showing us that it, too, can surprise. 

For Democrats and clean-energy advocates, there was, however, some good news: Democrats won both runoff elections in Georgia to regain control of the Senate. That's a big deal for pretty much every issue, from healthcare to voting rights to energy.

Though there's a hefty caveat: The Democratic majority is so slim that any major (and controversial) bills “” including those related to climate change “” are unlikely to find traction. 

Let's start there. 





















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What's on the table now that Democrats have control of the