President Obama discusses the clean energy 'revolution' in Nevada

President Obama in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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In Las Vegas on Monday, President Obama spoke about clean energy initiatives at the eighth annual National Clean Energy Summit.

"The real revolution going on here is that people are beginning to realize that they can take more control over their own energy," Obama said. He announced that his administration will try to expand access to a loan program that lets homeowners get up-front financing for clean energy and energy efficiency upgrades, then pay the loan off over several years as part of their property taxes, The Washington Post reports. The Energy Department will also make $1 billion in federal loan guarantees available for energy projects like rooftop solar panels or batteries.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.