US Congress: Climate bill for spring 2010; Clean Energy Act introduced (Van Ness Feldman, 23 November 2009)
In the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, after consultation with five of the six committee chairs with jurisdiction over elements of a cap-and-trade bill, has confirmed that climate legislation will be considered in spring 2010. He...
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In July, Joseph McClelland, director of the Office of Electric Reliability Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, testified on cybersecurity and the U.S. power gird before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security. His comments, which follow in italics, cut against the grain of common thinking about the so-called ’smart grid.’
“The need for vigilance may increase as new technologies are added to...
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State net-metering laws contemplate a range of clean-energy technologies. The specific portfolio of technologies eligible in each state varies, but all 42-states with net-metering laws allow solar photovoltaics and wind-power systems. In addition, most states allow hydro, biomass, solar thermal and fuel cells. The graph included above details the treatment of technologies by all...
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