U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm made her first trip to Texas, and her first trip out of Washington, since she was confirmed in February, touring a hydrogen plant in La Porte on Friday morning.

She received a wet welcome.

More than a dozen workers at Air Liquide and Energy Department staff tried to share space under three black umbrellas as a downpour washed across the plant. The weather, however, did not dampen Granholm’s enthusiasm for what she called the “clean energy future” and Texas’ role in the energy transition.

“The bottom line is I want people to see the future of energy here in Texas,” she said. “That’s why I’m here.”

Her visit comes as the Biden administration makes a final push to reach an agreement with Republican lawmakers on a massive $1.7 trillion infrastructure bill, which, as proposed, would pump billions into clean-energy projects and initiatives. Biden’s plan includes $174 billion for electric vehicle charging stations and tax incentives for electric vehicle buyers; a $100 billion update to the country’s electrical grid; $35 billion in research and development for energy technology and carbon capture projects; and $16 billion to employ oil-and-gas workers to remediate old wells and mines.

Republicans have balked at the proposal’s cost, countering with a $928 billion proposition that does not include most of Biden’s climate initiatives.

While the two parties haggle over the spending bill, Granholm said the transition toward renewable energy and cleaner energy sources is already underway in Texas. The state leads the nation in wind-generated power, she noted, and is No. 2 in solar-energy production.

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