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Senator Susan Collins Recognized as a 2026 Clean Energy Champion
U.S. Senator Susan Collins has been named a 2026 Clean Energy Champion by Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) for her efforts in enhancing grid resilience, advancing clean energy technologies, and supporting energy infrastructure investments.
Senator Collins expressed gratitude for the recognition and emphasized her commitment to bipartisan collaboration in energy policy to ensure reliability, affordability, and innovation.
Notably, she participated in negotiating the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which introduced the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) grant program. This program has facilitated significant investments in battery-based energy storage facilities, including a $150 million federal award to Form Energy.
Moreover, her legislation, the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act, aimed at improving grid-scale energy storage and efficiency, was signed into law in 2020.
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