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  • Bingaman Holds Hearing on Energy Efficiency Promotion Act

    On Monday, April 23, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) held a hearing on S. 1115, the Energy Efficiency Promotion Act. In his opening statement, Bingaman announced his intention to mark-up, on an expedited basis, a series of bi-partisan energy bills, including S. 1115.  Other likely items that could ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on April 24, 2007
  • Reps. Pomeroy and Lewis Introduce One-Year CREB Extension

    At the request of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Ron Lewis (R-KY) introduced H.R. 1965, a bill that would extend the Clean Renewable Energy Bond (CREB) program for one year (thru December 31, 2009) and provide a bond allocation volume cap of  $1 billion for 2008 and $1 billion for ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on April 24, 2007
  • Green Mountain Power Unveils Program to Allow Customers to be "Carbon Neutral"

    On Monday, April 23, Green Mountain Power announced a program to allow its customers to neutralize their "carbon footprint" through renewable power and home-heating and driving offsets.  The utility also announced that its own operations are carbon neutral - meaning it will offset the carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions of the ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on April 24, 2007
  • Neal Holds Hearing on Energy Tax Policy

    On April 19, House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) held the first of two hearings on energy and tax policy, with a session that focused on the framework of tax incentives to encourage development of alternative sources of energy.  Witnesses included representatives from the wind, biomass, ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on April 24, 2007
  • Analysts Say Utilities, not Consumers, Benefit from Deregulated Electricity Markets

    According to recent trade press, economists and consumers who spoke at a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) conference stated that, investor-owned utilities (IOUs) benefit more than consumers in deregulated wholesale markets.  The speakers argued that, although IOUs have cut costs and increased profits, the savings have not been realized by ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on April 24, 2007
  • Strauss & Pomper Named "Super Lawyers" by Peers

    On April 17, the law firm Spiegel & McDiarmid announced that two of its lawyers, Scott Strauss and David Pomper, would be included in the 2007 issue of Washington DC Super Lawyers.  Washington DC Super Lawyers evaluates the top 5 percent of attorneys in the DC metro area, based upon peer recognition and professional achievement.  The ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on April 24, 2007
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