2007 Energy Bill without solar incentives? [RE-wrenches]

[Joel Davidson]

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Hi Pat,

The fight continues.

This morning I made telephone calls (again) to my 2 senators and 1 
congresswoman.

In 1982 I wrote: As of this writing, there has been talk around Washington 
to repeal the federal energy credits. Unless that happens, we have a good 
law on the books. For years taxpayers have been subsidizing nonrenewable 
energy businesses. Worse yet, we are forced to pay millions of dollars each 
year to prop up a failing nuclear power industry.

In 1987 I wrote: On January 1, 1986, the 40% federal tax credit, worth up to 
$4000 of the cost of a residential solar electric power system, was 
repealed. Every now and then there are unsuccessful efforts to revive solar 
energy tax credits. Few in Congress wanted to give credits because of the 
growing deficit. We had a good law on the books and now it is gone. 
Taxpayers have been subsidizing non-renewable energy businesses for years. 
Worse, we are forced to pay billions of dollars each year to prop up a 
failing nuclear power industry. Needless to say, to compete with other forms 
of energy production in the marketplace PV needs the same tax breaks allowed 
non-renewables.

Joel Davidson


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Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: 2007 Energy Bill without solar incentives? [RE-wrenches]


>
> I agree that the _Energy_ bill became, as  happens so frequently, a mixed 
> bag
> and in fact detestable with huge nuclear  subsidies.  But the next
> opportunity for negotiations on an _Energy_ bill  will probably not come 
> for another
> two, more likely three, years, if then. This  kind of legislation winds 
> its way
> through the DC sausage mill about once  every ten years.
>
> Patrick A. Redgate
> AMECO
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>
>
> In a message  dated 11/8/2007 10:26:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> wrmiller at charter.net  writes:
> During the next round of energy bill negotiations, we should act  early on
> to ensure that subsidies for bad energy sources will not ever make  it to
> the president's desk.
>
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