| Content Category: Policy Watch |
| Texas PUC Issues CREZ Interim Final Order |
| on 05 Oct 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has issued an interim final order designating five competitive renewable energy zones (CREZs) in West Texas and the [read more] |
| DOE Designates National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors |
| on 05 Oct 2007 by NAW Staff |
| U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs): the Mid-Atlantic Area NIETC and the Southwest Area NIETC. The DOE [read more] |
| Manitoba Proposes Changes To Wind Farm Land Registration |
| on 05 Oct 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Jim Rondeau, Manitoba's Science, Technology, Energy and Mines Minister, has re-introduced proposed legislative changes that would reduce the complexities around landowners' leasing land for the [read more] |
| Green Power Program Launched For South Carolina |
| on 24 Sep 2007 by NAW Staff |
| The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) has created a green power program called Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE) for the state. The new program [read more] |
| Group Initiates Judicial Review Of Canada's Kyoto Obligations |
| on 21 Sep 2007 by NAW Staff |
| On behalf of Friends of the Earth Canada, Canadian lawyer Chris Paliare and Ecojustice - formerly Sierra Legal - have submitted an application for judicial [read more] |
| Renewable Energy Sources Bill Introduced In Michigan |
| on 21 Sep 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Michigan Assemblywoman Kathleen Law (D-23rd District) has introduced House Bill (HB) 5218 (2007), the Michigan Renewable Energy Sources Act - the first comprehensive renewable energy [read more] |
| ND Governor Sets Energy Policy, Appoints Commission Members |
| on 20 Sep 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has formed the Empower North Dakota (Empower ND) Commission to make recommendations to enhance the state's existing comprehensive energy plan, also [read more] |
| Alaska Governor Forms Climate Change Sub-Cabinet |
| on 20 Sep 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, has signed Administrative Order 238, which establishes a subcabinet to prepare a climate change strategy. According to the governor's office, the [read more] |
| NGA Launches National Effort To Promote Clean Energy Policies |
| on 17 Sep 2007 by NAW Staff |
| National Governors Association (NGA) co-chairs Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, D-Kan., have launched the Securing a Clean Energy Future initiative to promote [read more] |
| Easley Signs RPS For North Carolina |
| on 31 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Mike Easley, D-N.C., has signed Senate Bill (SB) 3 - the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Bill - establishing a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) [read more] |
| OH Governor Announces Energy Plan, Wind Farm Funding |
| on 31 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio, has introduced an initiative called the Energy, Jobs and Progress plan, which is intended to ensure predictability of affordable energy prices, [read more] |
| IL Governor Approves Renewable Energy Standard |
| on 29 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., signed into law a renewable energy standard that will require Illinois utilities to supply 2% of their power from renewable energy [read more] |
| PA Governor Signs Renewable Energy Legislation |
| on 24 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Gov. Edward G. Rendell, D-Pa., has approved House Bill 1203, a bill designed to encourage electricity suppliers to incorporate more clean energy solutions into the [read more] |
| NLGA Adopts Energy Resolution |
| on 14 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff |
| Nineteen members of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) have co-sponsored a resolution designed to encourage greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, energy production and sustainable building [read more] |
| WindLogics Receives Patent For Wind Variability Research Methodology |
| on 07 Aug 2007 by NAW Staff |
| WindLogics, a St. Paul, Minn.-based provider of wind analysis and forecasting services, has been issued a patent for its enhanced measure/correlate/predict (MCP) methodology for wind [read more] |
