Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm / Getty Images Matthew Foldi • May 12, 2021 6:08 pm
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm s relationship with green energy company Proterra is being investigated by the House Oversight Committee due to a potential conflict of interest created by her multimillion-dollar investment.
In a Wednesday letter obtained by the
Washington Free Beacon, committee ranking member Rep. Ralph Norman (R., S.C.) told Granholm that it would be conducting an inquiry into her longstanding relationship with Proterra. Granholm previously sat on the board of directors of Proterra and holds up to $5 million in company stock, according to financial disclosures. Since Granholm s confirmation, the administration has promoted the company, including with a formal visit from both President Joe Biden and his top economic adviser.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm took on two Fox News hosts who attempted to grill her on the Biden administration s infrastructure plan.
Fox News host Bill Hemmer began Thursday s interview by suggesting that President Joe Biden is already retreating from his infrastructure goals. It s a great question, Bill, Granholm said happily. Because Congress is not in session and he hasn t had a chance to sit down face-to-face with the members of Congress, which he will do and a number of us have been doing at least virtually.
Granholm went on to remind Hemmer that Biden s bill is reminiscent of a bipartisan bill that was passed in December.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says power crisis in Texas could happen anywhere in the country By Cara Korte
February 26, 2021 / 12:36 PM / CBS News
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm is entering the job as much of the country rebounds from severe weather that stressed utilities and ultimately crippled Texas independent power grid.
Granholm, who was confirmed and sworn in Thursday, told CBS News that the crisis in Texas is one example of what we re going to continue to see over and over.
Extreme cold and ice were more than Texas power grid could handle, paralyzing coal, gas, nuclear, wind and solar plants across the state, leaving more than 30 million residents without power, heat, and running water. The crisis accentuated the reality that Texas s energy infrastructure was not built to withstand arctic cold the type of extreme conditions that are expected to become more frequent due to climate change.