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• New England Senators Introduce RTO Cost Accountability Bill

  On Monday, February 25, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), along with Sens. John Kerry (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), introduced S. 2660, the " Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:22 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 3-4-08 by Article

• House Passes Renewable Energy Tax Bill

  On February 27, by a vote of 236-182, the House passed H.R. 5351, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 . The bill includes a provision supported by NEPPA and the American Public Power Association, which creates a new category of Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:21 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 3-4-08 by Article

• NEPPA Members Meet with Congressional Delegation in Washington, DC

  In conjunction with the American Public Power Association's Legislative Rally in Washington, DC, members of NEPPA went to Capitol Hill on February 26 and 27 to meet with the New England Congressional delegation. In their meetings, members discussed Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:21 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 3-4-08 by Article

• Carbon Tax "Most Efficient" According to CBO

  On February 13, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report saying that the "most efficient" way of dealing with global warming, in terms of limiting economic costs and achieving environmental benefits, is a carbon tax. Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:20 AM by Staff | 0 Comments Filed under: NEPPA e-Weekly Legislative Update DC Report 3-4-08 by Article