| Content Category: Policy Watch |
| Senators Introduce Energy Storage Bill To Encourage Renewables |
| on 24 May 2013 by SI 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 Act of 2013 (STORAGE) to [read more] |
| Sens. Franken, Harkin Introduce Rural Energy Investment Act |
| on 09 May 2013 by SI Staff |
| U.S. Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, introduced energy legislation on Monday to be included in the 2013 Farm Bill. According to Franken, the Rural Energy Investment Act [read more] |
| MN House Passes Bill That Would Create Solar Carve-Out For Utilities |
| on 09 May 2013 by SI Staff |
| In a 70 to 63 vote Tuesday, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed an omnibus bill that would require the state's investor-owned utilities to procure 4% of their electricity from [read more] |
| WTO Maintains Ontario's FIT Program Violates International Trade Law |
| on 07 May 2013 by SI Staff |
| The World Trade Organization (WTO) denied the Canadian government's appeal on Monday regarding an earlier ruling that a mechanism in Ontario's feed-in tariff (FIT) program violates trade law, according to [read more] |
| BLM Issues Rule To Facilitate Renewables Development |
| on 02 May 2013 by SI Staff |
| The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a regulation that it says will facilitate right-of-way applications for lands with wind and solar energy development [read more] |
| Bill To Repeal North Carolina's Renewable Portfolio Standard Dies In Committee |
| on 25 Apr 2013 by SI Staff |
| 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General Assembly's Public Utilities and Energy Committee on Wednesday voted down H.B.298, legislation that would have repealed the state's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS). [read more] |
| Senators Re-Introduce Bill To Give Renewable Energy Investors Access To Tax Advantage |
| on 24 Apr 2013 by SI Staff |
| U.S. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del.; Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, re-introduced the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act (MLP Parity Act) on Wednesday. According to the [read more] |
| SEIA Provides Tax Policy Comments During National Tax Reform Debate |
| on 17 Apr 2013 by SI Staff |
| Calling for "stable, reliable, well-structured tax policy," the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has weighed into the tax reform debate currently taking place in Congress. SEIA says it provided extensive [read more] |
| Ariz. Rep. Sinema Introduces Renewable Energy Tax Credit Legislation |
| on 12 Apr 2013 by SI 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 Tax Credit program. "The [read more] |
| Fiscal-Year 2014 Budget Boosts Investment In Solar Energy Technology Development |
| on 11 Apr 2013 by SI Staff |
| President Barack Obama has once again made clean energy a priority in his most recent budget, which outlines his spending plan for fiscal-year 2014. A fact sheet released with the [read more] |
