To reflect this change, the group now calls itself the Governors’ Wind and Solar Energy Coalition with the addition of solar.

“This bipartisan governors’ coalition has been highly effective at getting policy results and have helped grow wind energy for nearly a decade,” says Tom Kiernan, chief executive of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). “The governors’ decision to combine forces with solar energy reflects the economic and environmental value of diversifying our nation’s grid with clean, reliable renewable energy.” 

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