| Content Category: Policy Watch |
| Gov. Schweitzer Signs Clean Energy Bill |
| on 31 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Brian Schweitzer, D-Mont., recently signed House Bill (H.B.) 3, which provides tax incentives for the future development and transmission of renewable energy."This [bill] will [read more] |
| Ritter Approves Renewable Energy Bill |
| on 31 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Bill Ritter, D-Colo., recently signed 12 bills into law - among them is Senate Bill (S.B.) 91, which calls for the state to create [read more] |
| Pawlenty Signs Next Generation Energy Act Of 2007 |
| on 29 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., recently signed the Next Generation Energy Act of 2007, which will increase energy efficiency, expand community-based energy development in Minnesota, and [read more] |
| Gov. Heineman Encourages Development Of Wind Power |
| on 29 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. David Heineman, R-Neb., recently signed two bills that will help the state invest in wind energy - L.B.367 and L.B.629.According to the governor's office, [read more] |
| Culver Enacts Renewable Energy Bill |
| on 29 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Chet Culver, D-Iowa, recently signed the Power Fund Policy Bill (HF 918), which will invest in research and development of renewable energy technologies.According to [read more] |
| Oregon House Votes In Favor Of Renewable Energy Act |
| on 24 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The Oregon House of Representatives recently voted in favor (41-18) of Senate Bill (S.B.) 838, the Oregon Renewable Energy Act, which would require Oregon's largest [read more] |
| Rahall Introduces Siting Standards Bill |
| on 23 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.V., recently introduced a bill (H.R.2337) that would establish standards for siting, construction, monitoring and managing wind projects designed to mitigate impacts [read more] |
| Nevada Governor Establishes Transmission Advisory Committee |
| on 10 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., has signed an executive order establishing the Nevada Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee. "Much of Nevada's renewable energy resources are [read more] |
| Gov. Lynch To Sign NH RPS Bill |
| on 09 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| On Friday, May 11, Gov. John Lynch, D-N.H., will sign into law the Renewable Energy Act, which will establish a renewable energy portfolio standard and [read more] |
| Sen. Thune Proposes To Extend PTC To 2012 |
| on 04 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., recently introduced the Wind Energy Development Act of 2007, which would extend the current Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) that [read more] |
| Illinois House Votes In Favor Of RPS |
| on 04 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The Illinois House of Representatives recently passed an amendment to the Public Utilities Act, House Bill (H.B.) 1871, which would require the state to purchase [read more] |
| Carcieri Proposes Rhode Island Power Authority |
| on 03 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, R-R.I., recently introduced to the state legislature Senate Bill (S.B.) 943, which would require the state's general assembly create a Rhode [read more] |
| New York Governor's New Plan Invests In Renewable Energy Projects |
| on 01 May 2007 by NAW Staff |
| In April, Gov. Eliot Spitzer, D-N.Y., and Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson, D-N.Y., introduced a new plan that reduces energy costs and curbs pollution in [read more] |
| New Hampshire's Legislature In Favor Of Renewable Energy Act |
| on 27 Apr 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The New Hampshire Senate recently voted in favor (24-0) of the Renewable Energy Act, a bill aimed at increasing the use of renewable energy in [read more] |
| NB's Energy Minister Requests Utility To Purchase 300 MW Of Wind Energy |
| on 27 Apr 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Jack Keir, New Brunswick's energy minister, has requested that New Brunswick Power (NB Power) accelerate its mandate of purchasing 10% of its energy from renewable [read more] |
