Boulder’s Solar Sales Taxes Fund Rebates and Other Projects

Date: 19 Dec 2006 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

A modest tax incentive proposal in Boulder, Colorado, creates a solar renewable energy fund from local sales tax revenues on solar energy equipment. About one third of the revenues will go for partial sales tax rebates and the other two-thirds will go to upgrade and fund new solar projects in the city at low income and nonprofit organization sites.

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ILSR Calls on Congress to Fix Cellulosic Ethanol Mandate

Date: 5 Dec 2006 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

One of the first orders of business for the new Congress should be to eliminate a single sentence in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The language was added in the waning hours of the conference committee negotiations. According to ILSR, if it does not, the commercialization of ethanol made from cellulose could be delayed.

The article below by David Morris provides and overview of the mess.

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Group Calls on Congress to Correct Its Mistake on Cellulosic Ethanol Mandate

Date: 4 Dec 2006 | posted in: agriculture, Energy, Press Release | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 4, 2006 Contact: David Morris, 612-276-3456 x208 – dmorris [@] ilsr.org Group Calls on Congress to Correct Its Mistake on Cellulosic Ethanol Mandate Minneapolis, MN – In an article published December 4, 2006, in RenewableEnergyAcces.com, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance argues that a single sentence added to the Energy Policy Act … Read More

IRS Approves 610 Clean Renewable Energy Bond Applications

Date: 27 Nov 2006 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that 610 projects have been given the authority to issue Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) to help finance renewable energy development across the country. State and local governments and municipal and cooperative utilities were eligible to apply.

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Whatcom County Uses Savings from Energy Efficiency and Purchases 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Date: 13 Nov 2006 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In September 2006, the Whatcom County Council (Washington) voted to use $62,000 out of $85,000 in projected energy efficiency savings for purchasing a block of renewable energy for a $0.01 per kWh premium. The renewable energy credits from Puget Sound Energy will cover 100 percent of the electricity used in county operations in 2007.

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Update: Voters Decide State and Local Energy Initiatives

Date: 8 Nov 2006 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Last night, across the county, citizens’ cast their votes on ballot initiatives ranging from renewable energy portfolio requirements to increasing taxes to fund global warming programs. The results were mixed. Note: Most of the vote totals below are those that I found on the morning after the election on the respective Secretary of State web sites. The vote totals could change but the results are not expected to change.

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Arizona Finalizes Renewable Energy Rules – Distributed Generation Will Meet 30 Percent

Date: 1 Nov 2006 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Arizona Corporation Commission voted yesterday on the final rules for implementing a 15 percent renewable energy standard by 2025. The rules state that 30 percent of the renewable standard is to be derived from distributed energy resources â€" small-scale technologies located close to where energy is used, such as roof-top photovoltaic projects or solar hot water projects.

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Selection of Energy Ballot Initiatives Will Greet Voters Next Tuesday

Date: 1 Nov 2006 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Citizens in cities and states across the country will be casting their votes on some interesting energy issues on November 7th. Ballot initiatives ranging from a renewable energy portfolio requirement in Grand Forks, ND to increasing taxes to fund global warming programs in Seattle, WA will give citizens an opportunity to decide directly which path their communities will take. Democratic energy in action!

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