Renewable Roadsides Act to harness solar energy along highways

Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Renewable Roadsides Act, which aims to start the process of transforming landscapes alongside federal highways to house increased solar energy infrastructure. The bill would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to study the feasibility of developing solar energy generation and storage facilities, as well as electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure, on land adjacent to federal highways.

“The future will be powered by clean, green, renewable energy – and my Renewable Roadsides Act will leverage the untapped potential of land along our nation’s highways to generate it,” said Rep. Schiff. “It’s time to rethink how we view the spaces around us and how they can be repurposed towards meeting our renewable energy goals. This legislation would give us the opportunity to generate clean energy, mitigate the risk of blackouts, and improve local energy reliability without the land use and conservation concerns typically associated with large-scale energy projects.”

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Source: Schiff.house.gov

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