08-01-2008, 01:00 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Republik of Kalifornia
Age: 50
Posts: 2,234
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Expand Renewable Energy Sources
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DEMOCRATIC PROMISE #25: Expand Renewable Energy Sources
Promise: “Senate Democrats. . .are renewing their effort to require electric utilities to produce more power from renewable sources such as wind and solar. . . [M]any House Democrats. . .are on record supporting a renewable standard. . .House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. . . ‘believes that we need to increase the amount of electricity that comes from renewables in the United States above where we are today,’ a Pelosi aide said.”
– “Senate Democrats See Opening for Renewable Standard,” Congressional Quarterly Green Sheets, May 25, 2007
http://republicanleader.house.gov/br.../p_energy.html
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Really Nancy, why is the bill below sitting in a pigeon hole somewhere in the subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality?
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H.R. 729
Home Energy Generation Act
1/30/2007--Introduced.
To 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, and for other purposes.
Home Energy Generation Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require each state regulatory authority and non-regulated electric utility to conduct a hearing, and on the basis of such hearing, adopt a net metering standard. Requires retail electric suppliers to offer to arrange to make net metering available to retail customers on a first-come-first-served basis. Prescribes implementation requirements regarding:
(1) net energy measurement;
(2) billing practices;
(3) ownership of credits;
(4) safety and performance standards;
(5) interconnection and model standards; and
(6) consumer friendly contracts.
All Bill Actions:
Introduced on Jan 30, 2007.
Jan 30, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 02, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h729/show
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This bill would have forced states public utilities commissions to hold hearings on opening the power grid to Home Solar Systems so they can add excess power they generate to the grid and get compensated for that power. This is a great idea and a big step toward energy independence, why would the Democrats stall this bill in committee since Feb 2007?
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Net metering is an electricity policy for consumers who own, generally small, renewable energy facilities, such as wind or solar power, or uses vehicle-to-grid systems. "Net", in this context, is used in the sense of meaning "what remains after deductions" -- in this case, the deduction of any energy outflows from metered energy inflows. Under net metering, a system owner receives retail credit for at least a portion of the electricity they generate. The ideal has your existing electricity meter spinning backwards, effectively banking excess electricity production for future credit. In reality, the rules vary significantly by country and possibly state/province; if net metering is available, if and how long you can keep your banked credits, how much the credits are worth (retail/wholesale), etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_metering
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