American businesses and households faced with the challenge became more efficient. That was with yesterday's technology. Energy efficiency, clean energy generation and transportation technologies have advanced tremendously in performance and cost-effectiveness over the past few decades. Therein lie the solutions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, deliver clean, reliable energy, and create huge economic opportunities for our country. There are abundant, cost-effective opportunities for improving the efficiency of lighting, motors, appliances, and buildings.
Wind energy is cost-effective today.
Your home state of Texas is one of America's leaders in developing utility-scale wind power plants. Minnesota and Iowa are not far behind. In the Pacific Northwest, the federal Bonneville Power Administration has announced its intent to buy 1,000 megawatts of wind energy by 2003. That's enough to serve all the needs of a city the size of Seattle. Solar is not far behind, as prices continue to fall and conversion efficiencies improve.