| Content Category: Policy Watch |
| Senators Introduce STORAGE Act To Encourage Renewables |
| on 24 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; and Angus King, I-Maine, have introduced the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy [read more] |
| Nebraska Sales Tax Exemption Bill Moves To Legislature |
| on 22 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a measure that would remove a barrier to the development and export of wind energy in the state. The bill, L.B.104, [read more] |
| Wind Coalition: Keep Alive Chapter 313 For Texas Energy |
| on 20 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Wind industry advocates are urging Texas legislators to support rural economic development and energy generation by opposing amendments that would reduce incentives for wind energy [read more] |
| Legislative Committees Pass Farm Bills; Senate Version Includes REAP Funding |
| on 16 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill that includes funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). REAP provides [read more] |
| BLM Ruling Will Facilitate Renewable Energy Development On Public Lands |
| on 02 May 2013 by NAW Staff |
| A new rule adopted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will allow the agency to temporarily segregate lands in a wind or solar energy [read more] |
| Increased Renewable Energy Mandate Wins Another Vote In Colorado |
| on 01 May 2013 by NA Windpower |
| In a 37-27 vote Tuesday, the Colorado House of Representatives passed legislation to double the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) mandate on the state's large rural [read more] |
| Bill To Repeal North Carolina's Renewable Portfolio Standard Dies In Committee |
| on 25 Apr 2013 by naweditors@nawindpower |
| The North Carolina General Assembly's Public Utilities and Energy Committee on Wednesday voted down H.B.298, legislation that would have repealed the state's Renewable Energy and [read more] |
| Sen. Coons Reintroduces Master Limited Partnership Bill |
| on 24 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., has reintroduced the Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) Parity Act with co-sponsors Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; and Lisa Murkowski, [read more] |
| California's Cap-And-Trade Partnership With Quebec Will Begin Next Year |
| on 22 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has set Jan. 1, 2014, as the date to officially link the state's cap-and-trade program with that of the [read more] |
| PC Party Bill 39 Defeated In Ontario |
| on 19 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Ontario legislature has voted down Bill 39, the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act - a measure that sought to limit provincial wind development, eliminate the [read more] |
| Colorado Senate Votes To Increase Renewable Portfolio Standard For Rural Utilities |
| on 17 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Colorado State Senate has passed S.B.252, legislation that would increase the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) mandate on rural electric cooperatives. In a 18-17 decision [read more] |
| Ariz. Rep. Sinema Introduces Renewable Energy Tax Credit Legislation |
| on 12 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., has proposed H.R.1424, the Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2013 (SEAM Act), which would extend the Advanced Energy Manufacturing [read more] |
| Obama's Fiscal 2014 Budget Would Invest Big In Renewables, Create Permanent PTC |
| on 11 Apr 2013 by NAW Staff |
| President Barack Obama has submitted to Congress his fiscal year 2014 budget request, which includes increased funding for clean energy initiatives and calls for a [read more] |
| Senator Introduces Measure To Repeal Wind Energy Production Tax Credit |
| on 22 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who has been one of the most vocal congressional opponents of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), has sponsored a [read more] |
| Senators Introduce Bipartisan Offshore Energy Revenue-Sharing Legislation |
| on 21 Mar 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Mary Landrieu, D-La., have introduced legislation designed to ensure that all states receive a fair and equitable share of the [read more] |
