Hearing: Wealth for the Working Class: The Clean Energy Economy

Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development (Committee on Small Business)

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 (10:00 AM)

2360 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development will hold a hybrid hearing titled: “Wealth for the Working Class: The Clean Energy Economy.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Participating members can also join remotely via Zoom. The clean energy economy has seen robust growth in recent decades and now presents the opportunity for widespread wealth creation that benefits American small businesses, their workers, and consumers. It has the potential to create millions of good-paying jobs spread across tens of thousands of businesses while simultaneously lowering energy prices for consumers. This hearing will focus on workforce development initiatives in the clean energy economy, discuss Congressional proposals regarding clean energy, and explore the potential for the growth this industry could unleash.

Witnesses

Ms. Leticia Colon De Mejias
Chief Executive Officer of Energy Efficiencies Solutions and Co-chair for the Building Performance Association, Energy Efficiencies Solutions, Windsor, CT

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 12:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 12:40 PM

Mr. James Hasselbeck
Director of Operations, ReVision Energy, Inc., South Portland, ME

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 12:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 12:40 PM

Mr. Samuel Gilchrist
Western Campaigns Director, Natural Resources Defense Council, Denver, CO

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 12:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 12:40 PM

Mr. Tom Greer
Proprietor and Owner, Hub City Brewing Co., Belen, NM, on behalf of the Consumer Energy Alliance

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 12:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/27/2021 at 12:40 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 07/21/2021 at 12:30 PM

First Published: July 20, 2021 at 09:17 AM
Last Updated: July 27, 2021 at 12:40 PM