,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ag1 #bjbe,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4      
,markey1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4        
,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 
,mr4 ,welch1 and ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,natural ,resources         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the ability  
of solar1 storage1 and wind to quickly  
and cheaply meet ,united ,states power  
demand growth4  ,whereas1 as of #bjbe1  
,united ,states power demand growth is  
higher than at any point in the previous
 #b decades2 ,whereas1 over the next #aj
 years after the date of enactment of   
this resolution1 nearly every region of 
the ,united ,states faces potential     
power capacity shortfalls2 ,whereas1 as 
of #bjbe1 solar and wind are the most   
cost-effective forms of new power       
generation on an unsubsidized basis and 

electricity storage 7battery7 costs are 
sharply declining2 ,whereas1 in #bjbd1  
solar1 storage1 and wind made up #ic    
percent of new power capacity           
installations in the ,united ,states2   
,whereas1 as of #bjbe1 solar1 storage1  
and wind make up #ie percent of power   
capacity awaiting grid interconnection  
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in    
#bjbd1 solar and wind produced more     
electricity than coal2 ,whereas1 in     
#bjbe1 costs of new natural gas         
construction reached #aj-year highs2    
,whereas1 as of #bjbe1 wait times for   
turbines for new natural gas-fired power
 plants are as long as #g years2 and    
,whereas forcing large fossil fuel      
plants that are scheduled to retire in  
#bjbf1 #bjbg1 and #bjbh to keep running 
could increase costs to ratepayers by   
over #c1jjj1jjj1jjj per year3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate      
recognizes that accelerating solar1     
storage1 and wind deployment is         
essential to meet rising power demand1  

and that the ,united ,states should     
increase production of renewable energy4