Biden to give keynote speech at energy summit

Vice President Biden is slated to deliver the keynote address at a Las Vegas energy summit hosted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) later this month.

The fourth annual National Clean Energy Summit will also feature remarks from Center for American Progress President John Podesta, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), among others.

“The Obama administration has proven time and again it understands the importance of building a competitive 21st-century economy through clean energy investments and policies that are focused on putting people back to work, reducing costs for consumers and eliminating our nation’s dependence on oil and unsustainable energy sources,” Reid said in a statement touting Bden’s decision to speak at the Aug. 30 event.

The summit is sponsored by Reid, the Center for American Progress, the Clean Energy Project, MGM Resorts International and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.