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Received 1-11-2007
Spend Valentine's Day in Olympia
Received 2-3-2006
Washington's Energy Security Initiative
Update to "Support HB-2799" - Added Other Bills in Legislation
Received 1-16-2006:
Received 3-12-2005
Spread the word about the international competition "Solar Schools - Brighter Future"
Received 2-6-2005
ASES Solar Action Alert - Take Action on the 2005 Federal Energy Bill
Updated 3-20-2005
Both Solar Bills pass in the Senate (48 to 1)! Now to the House...
Updated 2-20-2005
State Legislature Considers Solar Incentive Bills
If you have contacted your legislators about these bills already, please click here for the update
Received 2-12-2005
Introducing HB1272: Washington State Green Building Legislation
Received 10-23-2004
Received 9-9-2004
BPA Receiving Comments - Background from NW Energy Coalition chair Jay Formick
Received 6-7-2004
Received 4-20-2004
Received 3-7-2004
Received 2-25-04
Updated 2-13-04
HB2333 This bill will require utilities to meet certain standards toward increasing renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Received 1-20-2004
One More Time: Oppose Disastrous Energy Bill - From Environmental Defense
Received 1-24-2004 - Updated 1-28-2004 & 2-2-04
HB2445, HB2758, SB6131 & SB6132 Providing Incentives for Solar Energy Systems & to Support Renewable Energy.
Received 1-20-2004
Legislator Tips.pdf has a Brief Overview of SB6131, General Things for Advocates to Consider, and Tips For When You Meet Your Legislator.
Received 1-14-2004
HB2445, SB6131 & SB6132 Providing incentives for Solar Energy Systems & to support Renewable Energy..
HB2333 This bill will require utilities to meet certain standards toward increasing renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Received 1-12-2004
State Senate Bill numbers 6131 6132 - click on each bill number for the most current information.
Received 1-12-2004
WashPIRG asks you to help bring renewable energy to Washington
Received 11-19-2003
Received 11-18-2003
A member's suggested Letter to Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell about Energy Bill
Received 7-30-2003
Senate Bill S14 - Net Metering and Interconnection Standards. Quick! E-mail Your Support - A Vote is Imminent! A carefully crafted Energy Bill amendment for a Federal Net Metering and Interconnection standard needs your support now. A vote is anticipated very soon.
Received 7-2-2003:
WashPIRG asks you to help bring renewable energy to Washington
Received 4-2-2003:
Federal Renewable Electricity Standard (RES):
On March 14, 2003, Representatives Udall (D-NM), Udall (D-CO), and Leach (R-IA) introduced HR 1294, a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) bill that requires utilities to generate 20 percent of their electricity from clean renewable sources by 2025. This stand-alone bill currently has 25 cosponsors. House Energy and Commerce Committee began markup of the energy bill yesterday. Rep. Pallone (NJ) is expected to introduce an amendment to include an RES in the bill. Oregon residents are encouraged to ask Rep. Walden to vote to include a strong RES in the energy bill in any committee or floor vote.
Senator Jeffords (I-VT) is working to craft a similar stand-alone RES bill in the Senate. The Senate Energy Committee will soon debate a new energy bill. Since Senator Smith may cast the deciding committee vote, he will face tremendous pressure from RES opponents to reverse his support for the standard. Oregon residents are encouraged to urge Senator Smith to support an amendment in committee to insert a strong RES into the bill and to cosponsor the Jeffords RES bill. The Senate Energy Committee will begin markup of the electricity title of the energy bill on 4/22 or 4/23, so calls and letters to the Senator’s office should be placed within the next couple of weeks.
Federal Small Wind Investment Tax Credit (ITC):
Recently Reps Cole (R-OK) and Carson (D-OK) introduced HR 790, a 30% tax credit for small wind systems up to 75 kW. Representative Jennifer Dunn (R-WA) has been asked to cosponsor this legislation. Rep. Dunn has also been asked to request that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Thomas include small wind in HR 4, the energy bill, by adding small wind to Section 3103, the 10% tax credit for fuel cells. The Senate energy tax package includes a 30% credit, capped at $2,000 per system. House Energy Bill Flyer
Received 2-18-2003: Read: the New Apollo Project
Representative Jay Inslee is putting forth the New Apollo Project. The New Apollo Project is a bold initiative for a national commitment to major investments in new renewable energy and conservation technology deployment and research, while also calling for conservation and renewable energy production equivalent to the amount of energy we import from OPEC nations. Inslee argues that such an initiative would invigorate the economy based on renewable energy and conservation technologies like the Apollo project did for computer and communication technologies. He wrote an op-ed in the Seattle PI a few weeks ago and is trying to garner support throughout Congress for this initiative.
Representative Jay Inslee's web page: http://www.house.gov/inslee/