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Maine's Governor Joins Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

on 13 Apr 2007 by NAW Staff

Gov. John E. Baldacci, D-Maine, has joined nine other northeastern states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is a coalition of governors that [read more]

Oregon Senators Vote In Favor Of RPS

on 12 Apr 2007 by NAW Staff

Oregon senators voted in favor of Senate Bill (S.B.) 838 in a 20-10 vote. According to the Oregon legislation, S.B.838 would require utilities to generate [read more]

Wisconsin's Governor Implements Energy Independence Plan

on 11 Apr 2007 by NAW Staff

Gov. Jim Doyle, D-Wis., has completed the next steps in achieving Wisconsin's energy independence goal under his Declaration of Energy Independence plan. Through the initiative, [read more]

N.H. House Votes In Favor Of State RPS

on 10 Apr 2007 by NAW Staff

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted in favor of House Bill (H.B.) 873 in a 253-37 vote to set a renewable portfolio standard.The bill [read more]

Sen. Hutchison Introduces Renewable Energy Legislation

on 29 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, chair of the Republican Policy Committee, has introduced the Creating Renewable Energy through Science and Technology (CREST) Act to spur [read more]

Gov. Ritter Signs Two Bills To Encourage Renewable Energy

on 28 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

In addition to signing House Bill 1281 on March 27 - doubling Colorado's existing renewable portfolio standard - Gov. Bill Ritter, D-Colo., signed Senate Bill [read more]

Idaho Governor Signs Two Bills That Encourage Wind Power

on 22 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Gov. C. L. Otter, R-Idaho, recently signed two bills into law to encourage the development of wind energy in Idaho.The first, House Bill 130, clears [read more]

Colorado's Senate In Favor Of Increasing Renewable Energy Standard

on 20 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

On the second reading, the Colorado State Senate voted in favor of HB07-1281, a bill that increases the state's renewable energy standard to 20% by [read more]

Vermont House Bill Proposes Renewables Goal Of 25% By 2025

on 16 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

The Vermont state legislature committee on Natural Resources and Energy introduced a bill to the House on March 15 relating to the conservation of energy [read more]

New Hampshire Governor Requests Support For State RPS

on 13 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Gov. John Lynch, D-N.H., has urged the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee to support the creation of a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) as a [read more]

Colorado House Approves 20x'20 Bill

on 28 Feb 2007 by Jennifer Delony

Colorado is one step closer to doubling its renewable portfolio standard from the current 10% set in 2004 by Amendment 37. A bill that would [read more]

Idaho Power Seeks To Reinstate 10 MW Cap

on 26 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

Idaho Power Co., a Boise, Idaho-based electric utility, recently filed a petition to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission proposing that wind projects once again qualify [read more]

FERC Reforms Open-Access Transmission Orders

on 21 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has adopted a final rule reforming its decade-old open-access transmission regulatory framework - established in order numbers 888 and [read more]

Minnesota Renewable Energy Objective Passes House

on 20 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

One of three bills introduced in January to the Minnesota legislature that seek to increase the state's renewable energy objective was passed by the House [read more]

New Mexico House Of Representatives Approves Renewable Energy Bill

on 16 Feb 2007 by NAW Staff

The New Mexico House of Representatives recently passed the Renewable Energy Transmission Authority Act (H.B.188) to promote the generation and transmission of renewable energy in [read more]