Renewable energy 'green bank' idea takes root

A coalition of energy companies hopes to reinvigorate the market for funding renewable energy projects by creating a government-backed

These could include power lines to connect remote wind turbines with areas of high demand, landfill methane capture projects and refineries that turn organic material into fuels.

The bill also includes funds for new nuclear power plants but only if other funding programs that might be open to those projects are exhausted.

Houston Chronicle