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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