NEW ASSAULT ON RENEWABLES BY ALEC

ALEC’s new tactics to weaken renewable laws

Kari Lydersen, August 13, 2013 (Midwest Energy News)

“The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) continued its assault on state renewable portfolio standards (RPS) during its 40th annual conference in Chicago earlier this month, with members voting on model legislation that could limit the power of the laws to spark new clean energy construction…Though bills meant to revoke or undercut renewable standards in numerous states failed last session, clean energy advocates say the model Market Power Renewables Act and the Renewable Energy Credit Act proposed by ALEC’s energy task force during the conference pose a fresh threat…” click here for more

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