| Content Category: Policy Watch |
| House Farm Bill Won't Include Proposed Renewable Energy Amendment |
| on Wednesday June 19 2013 by NA Windpower |
| Although U.S. representatives began debating a 2013 Farm Bill on the House floor this week, the bill will not include a recently proposed amendment to [read more] |
| House Appropriations Committee Proposes Massive Cuts To Energy Programs |
| on Tuesday June 18 2013 by NA Windpower |
| The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has released the fiscal year 2014 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, legislation that provides annual funding [read more] |
| U.S. Senate Passes Farm Bill That Includes Millions For Renewables |
| on Tuesday June 11 2013 by NA Windpower |
| In a 66 to 27 vote Monday, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive farm bill that, among many other provisions, includes funding for the U.S. [read more] |
| Colo. Gov. Signs Renewable Energy Expansion Bill Into Law |
| on Thursday June 06 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., signed into law S.B.252, which increases the renewable energy standard (RES) for cooperative associations that provide wholesale electricity in Colorado and [read more] |
| Nebraska's Heineman Signs Sales Tax Exemption Bill |
| on Wednesday June 05 2013 by NAW Staff |
| After much debate, Gov. Dave Heineman, D-Neb., reluctantly signed L.B.104 into law. L.B.104 provides sales tax exemptions for the purchase of wind turbines, towers and [read more] |
| Nebraska Gov. Still Undecided On L.B.104 |
| on Tuesday June 04 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Less than a week after the Nebraska legislature passed L.B.104, Gov. Dave Heineman, D-Neb., told reporters he is undecided whether to sign or veto the [read more] |
| Nebraska Passes Sales Tax Exemption |
| on Thursday May 30 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill that features sales tax exemptions to attract wind farms to the state. The bill, L.B.104, provides sales tax exemptions [read more] |
| Connecticut House Passes RPS Bill; Moves To Senate |
| on Thursday May 30 2013 by NAW Staff |
| The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow large-scale hydropower to qualify as a Class I resource under the state's [read more] |
| DOI Plans More Streamlined Review For Pacific Northwestern Energy And Transmission Projects |
| on Tuesday May 28 2013 by NAW Staff |
| Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell signed a declaration of cooperation with Oregon and Washington to expedite the review and permitting of energy generation, power [read more] |
| Senators Introduce STORAGE Act To Encourage Renewables |
| on Friday May 24 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 Wednesday May 22 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 Monday May 20 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 Thursday May 16 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 Thursday May 02 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 Wednesday May 01 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] |
