WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Electric utility rates

S. 3561, The HEATR Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3561 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs....

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S. 3349, The Energy Assistance Act of 2008

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3349 would increase energy assistance for low-income persons, and it would extend energy tax incentives....

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H.R. 6401, The Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6401 would spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the United States through priority interconnection, renewable energy payments....

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H.R. 6321, The HEATR Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6321 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs....

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S. 3036, The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $12554.64

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3036 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....

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H.R. 5547, The Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Act

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5547 would amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that the mission and functions of Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers....

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S. 2660, The Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Act

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2660 would amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that the mission and functions of Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers....

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H.R. 4059, The Rural Clean Energy Superhighways Act

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4059 would promote electric transmission construction in rural areas with significant renewable energy potential....

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S. 2191, The America's Climate Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $17378.42

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2191 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....

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H.R. 3237, The Smart Grid Facilitation Act of 2007

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3237 would facilitate the transition to a smart electricity grid....

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H.R. 2848, The Solar Opportunity and Local Access Rights Act

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2848 would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems....

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H.R. 2809, The New Apollo Energy Act of 2007

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2809 would ensure that the United States leads the world baseline in developing and manufacturing next generation energy technologies, it would grow the economy of the United States, it would create new highly trained, highly skilled American jobs, it would eliminate American overdependence on foreign oil, and it would address the threat of global warming....

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H.R. 2530, The Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2007

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2530 would better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973....

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H.R. 2529, To establish efficiency resource standards for retail electricity and natural gas distributors, and for other purposes

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2529 would establish efficiency resource standards for retail electricity and natural gas distributors....

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S. 1016, The Solar Opportunity and Local Access Rights Act

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1016 would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems....

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S. 864, The Access to Competitive Power Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 864 would amend the Federal Power Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission....

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H.R. 729, The Home Energy Generation Act

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 729 would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electic energy generation systems....

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H.R. 1640, The Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $351.29

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1640 would authorize funding for several programs aimed at energy production, conservation, and research and development. It would authorize the use of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), make several changes to the regulatory framework governing the nation's electricity system, reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and establish a program for hydrogen and other alternative fuel-powered cars....

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H.R. 1071, The Desalination Drought Protection Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1.56

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1071 would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2016 period for the Department of Energy (DOE) to subsidize the operating costs of new water desalination projects. Under this bill, DOE would make payments of 62 cents (adjusted annually for inflation) per thousand gallons of desalinated water produced and sold from eligible projects for a period of 10 years. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2016 period for DOE research and development (R&am...

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S. 10, The Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $353.88

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

The legislation would authorize funding for several programs aimed at energy production, conservation, and research and development. It would authorize the use of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), make several changes to the regulatory framework governing the nation's electricity system, and establish a mandate for the use of renewable fuels....

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