Sentences with phrase «provisions of the energy bill»

The result is that the two most positive provisions of the energy bill — a clean energy mandate and a tax package reining in handouts for fossil fuels and promoting clean energy — are being removed while detrimental provisions, such as a radical five-fold increase in unsustainable biofuel use, remain.

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In addition to the BEAT provision, finance experts say changes to the corporate tax rate and other elements in the tax reform bill will have multiple effects on profits from renewable energy projects, project finance, and the value of tax credits.

- The provision of home energy improvement paid for by the savings from lower energy bills.

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The group's broad recommendations largely overlap with the goals and provisions of H.R. 2454, the sweeping climate bill approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee last month.

The bill's major provisions would, among other things, impose a national renewable electricity standard, overhaul federal financing for «clean energy» projects, establish a suite of efficiency measures, mandate new federal electricity - transmission siting power, and allow wider oil and gas leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

A massive fiscal 2018 federal spending bill unveiled by congressional leaders Wednesday night includes a provision urging the heads of EPA, the Energy Department and the Agriculture Department to adopt policies that «reflect the carbon - neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source.&Energy Department and the Agriculture Department to adopt policies that «reflect the carbon - neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source.&energy source.»

«Forests in the United States are robust and sustainably managed, and climate science has consistently and clearly documented the carbon benefits of utilizing forest biomass for energy production,» Senator Susan Collins (R — ME), said on the Senate floor on 3 February, a day after lawmakers approved her amendment adding the wood - burning provision to the energy bill.

The provision is part of a much larger bipartisan energy bill now pending in the U.S. Senate, which could approve the bill as early as next week.

With the Senate Republican tax bill racing towards a contentious vote despite numerous obstacles, a group of American energy trade bodies have penned an open letter raising urgent concerns that claim a provision, if it remains as written, would have dire impacts on the country's renewable energy industry.

Domenici's announcement that he was amending his nuclear energy bill to delete the uranium provisions came at the end of a week - long visit to Washington, D.C., by representatives of the two groups that had led grass - roots opposition to the uranium legislation and to HRI's mining plans - Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining (ENDAUM) and Concerned Citizens of T'iists «óóz Nídeeshgizh (CCT).

The bill, among its other provisions, contains a number of provisions related to energy (Title VII, Subtitle A) and within that, provisions... Read more →

We are asked to believe that a Democratic Congress with a Democratic President beginning in 2009 will be the magic solution to these problems when they can not even secure agreement among themselves over provisions in the Energy Bill of 2007.

The bill, among its other provisions, contains a number of provisions related to energy (Title VII, Subtitle A) and within that, provisions related to fuels.

The analysis found that by 2030, enhancing the energy efficiency provisions in the two pieces of legislation would increase direct energy savings from energy efficiency provisions from 5 % to 16 %, drive up the number of new jobs created from just over 100,000 to about 360,000, and increase annual consumer energy bill savings from $ 256 to $ 448 per household.

The greens, hawks, and farmers helped convince the Senate to add an ethanol provision to the energy bill — now awaiting action by a House - Senate conference committee — that would require refiners to more than double their use of ethanol to 8 billion gallons per year by 2012.

This bill served as a counterpart to the energy provisions in H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, the combined climate and energy bill passed by the House thatenergy provisions in H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, the combined climate and energy bill passed by the House thatEnergy and Security Act of 2009, the combined climate and energy bill passed by the House thatenergy bill passed by the House that year.

The 237 - page bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R - AK)-- S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 — includes provisions that would expedite the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permitting process, heap subsidies on coal technology, and fund research geared toward discovering a way to tap into methane hydrate reserves.

The budget bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in the early hours of February 9 extends a host of tax credits for energy technologies, including provisions to help the Vogtle nuclear expansion in Georgia as well as U.S. carbon - capture projects.

This includes projects that provide safe drinking water to communities, so they no longer have to boil water, the provision of clean energy to rural communities, support for sustainable agriculture that improves yields and incomes or more efficient cookstoves that save families money on fuel bills and reduce their exposure to toxic fumes.

Security means eliminating imported energy, but the nation is less secure with a weakened economy guaranteed under provisions of the Bill.

He highlighted provisions of the Waxman - Markey bill designed to help the coal industry transition to a low carbon economy, saying that it was their intent to offer a lifeline to an industry threatened by a movement towards cleaner energy sources.

The New York Times reported on December 14, 2007 that EEI led the lobbying opposition to a provision in a federal energy bill that would have required utilities nationwide to produce 15 percent of their electricity from renewable sources.

The provision was eventually stripped out of the bill, and a weaker version without renewable energy requirements passed the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007 by a margin of 86 - 8.

«We urge the Senate to build upon the meager energy efficiency provisions in the Kerry - Lieberman bill in order to reduce the costs to consumers of addressing climate change.»

Of the savings in the Senate Energy Committee bill, more than 60 % of the savings are dependent on Congress providing funding for the provisionOf the savings in the Senate Energy Committee bill, more than 60 % of the savings are dependent on Congress providing funding for the provisionof the savings are dependent on Congress providing funding for the provisions.

The bill's language eventually became a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, known now as the «Halliburton Loophole» because the company's ex-CEO and then - Vice President Dick Cheney headed Energy Policy Task Force which helped pen the bill's language.

It is a recipe for healthy prosperity that will save Marylanders between $ 1.3 billion and $ 7.3 billion a year (2011 dollars) in energy costs in 2050, even after making provisions for (i) assistance for low income households to pay no more than 6 percent of income on energy bills, (ii) proactive investments in communities now dependent on fossil - fuel - related jobs, and (iii) new job creation in underserved areas.

Ohio House passes legislation Jim Provance — The Blade — November 22, 2014 COLUMBUS — Ohio's fledgling wind energy industry is balking at a largely ignored provision of a massive environmental bill overwhelmingly approved in the House this week, arguing it is designed to throw one more wrench into its turbines.

Many of these efficiency provisions were part of the comprehensive energy bill we reported out of committee in 2009.

«The Senate is making a dramatic mistake if the energy bill that is debated next week does not include the bipartisan electrification provisions that only yesterday were overwhelmingly voted out of committee.

Most likely the «renewable electricity standard» (as Congress prefers to call it) will be part of a comprehensive energy bill that contains provisions on everything from the «smart grid» to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Also yesterday, the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved an energy bill, including several energy efficiency proviEnergy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved an energy bill, including several energy efficiency proviEnergy and Commerce Committee approved an energy bill, including several energy efficiency provienergy bill, including several energy efficiency provienergy efficiency provisions.

In addition, new provisions in the May 28 filing would let members of the Ohio Energy Group and Industrial Energy Users — Ohio, as well as Nucor Steel Marion and Material Sciences Corporation, make arrangements to avoid certain transmission charges that consumers and all other customers pay as part of the distribution portion of their energyEnergy Group and Industrial Energy Users — Ohio, as well as Nucor Steel Marion and Material Sciences Corporation, make arrangements to avoid certain transmission charges that consumers and all other customers pay as part of the distribution portion of their energyEnergy Users — Ohio, as well as Nucor Steel Marion and Material Sciences Corporation, make arrangements to avoid certain transmission charges that consumers and all other customers pay as part of the distribution portion of their energyenergy bill.

Sen. Bill Seitz's SB 58 takes advantages of existing provisions of Ohio's RPS law and tweaks other sections to mirror the key aspects of ALEC's Renewable Energy Credit Act.

This analysis also demonstrates that improving the energy efficiency provisions in ACES by including a stand - alone energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACES Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the originalenergy efficiency provisions in ACES by including a stand - alone energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACES Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the originalenergy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACES Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the originalenergy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the originalEnergy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the original bill.

Assemblyman John McKeon's bill and its companion in the Senate, S2314 from Senator Bob Smith, consider the renewable energy provisions that were previously included in S877, an earlier comprehensive energy package that was split to consider nuclear and clean energy components independent of each other.

APA does include more provisions for energy efficiency in transportation and industry than did ACES, representing opportunities for enhancements that, when combined with some of the provisions from the House - passed bill, could achieve even greater savings with significant benefits to average Americans.

Others would not support the bill because of one — albeit major — provision: how to compensate people and businesses with solar and other renewable or clean energy systems for the excess power they produce and put into the electric grid during certain times of the day.

Last minute efforts to push through an energy bill in Illinois that would keep two Exelon nuclear power plants alive have resulted in the stripping out of several unpopular provisions.

Which is why, in a better world, some shrewd politician would amp up the current energy bill (instead of paring it down), and include green jobs provisions to address both concerns.

Bill Watt, a homebuilder and design consultant, said the new energy provisions on top of other state building requirements are making houses too expensive in a state that already has a housing shortage.

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ACEEE's analysis of this legislation demonstrates that improving the energy efficiency provisions in ACESA by including a stand - alone energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACESA Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the originalenergy efficiency provisions in ACESA by including a stand - alone energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACESA Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the originalenergy efficiency resource standard (EERS) requiring 10 % cumulative savings by 2020 (instead of the ACESA Combined Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standard, or CERES), directing one - third of electric local distribution company allowances to energy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the originalenergy efficiency, and sustaining State Energy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the originalEnergy and Environmental Development funding at 9.5 % of allowance revenue through 2030 provides significant additional consumer savings and carbon reductions and creates more jobs than the original bill.

After months of work on its substance, and weeks of speculation about which provisions would ultimately be included, an energy bill is expected to be unveiled today.

Also under the bill was a provision to eliminate the Department of Energy's Wind Powering America Program.

In addition, the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved an energy bill, including several energy efficiency proviEnergy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved an energy bill, including several energy efficiency proviEnergy and Commerce Committee approved an energy bill, including several energy efficiency provienergy bill, including several energy efficiency provienergy efficiency provisions.

The energy efficiency portion of the House bill includes provisions on energy - saving information technologies, energy - efficient data centers, and a provision to add information to appliance Energy Guide labels for products that have smart grid capabilenergy efficiency portion of the House bill includes provisions on energy - saving information technologies, energy - efficient data centers, and a provision to add information to appliance Energy Guide labels for products that have smart grid capabilenergy - saving information technologies, energy - efficient data centers, and a provision to add information to appliance Energy Guide labels for products that have smart grid capabilenergy - efficient data centers, and a provision to add information to appliance Energy Guide labels for products that have smart grid capabilEnergy Guide labels for products that have smart grid capabilities.