UCS Testimony, Comments, and Letters about State Clean Energy Policy

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UCS Testimony, Comments, and Letters about State Clean Energy Policy

UCS pays close attention to state actions that may promote or hinder the development of renewable electricity. We make comments, send letters, and give testimony. A collection of these actions is listed below, and may be viewed by selecting the corresponding links.

By State:
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
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New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Rhode Island
Texas
Wisconsin

Regional/Multi-state

UCS comments on the draft rule amendments to the Envrionmental Portfolio Standard (PDF) Submitted May 3, 2005

UCS comments on the proposed rule amendments to the Environmental Portfolio Standard (PDF) Submitted February 17, 2005

UCS testimony on requiring California utilities to account for Global Warming emissions costs submitted in multiple parts between August and December of 2004

UCS comments on the Regulations for Licensing Suppliers and Administration of the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (PDF) Submitted March 18, 2004

UCS comments on the procurement of Alternative Transitional Standard Offer Power (PDF) Submitted December 3, 2003

Second set of UCS comments on the proposed regulations for Renewable Energy Portfolio Requirements and Customer Disclosure (PDF) Submitted September 25, 2003

First set of UCS comments on the proposed regulations for Renewable Energy Portfolio Requirements and Customer Disclosure (PDF) Submitted 2002

UCS Letter to Governor Ruth Minner and State Senator Harris McDowell III on the recommendations of the Sustainable Energy Utility Task Force (PDF) sent April 24, 2007.

UCS testimony detailing the momentum behind federal global warming legislation and urging the rejection of SB 515/HB 2711 (PDF) submitted February 7, 2008

UCS testimony on improving the Renewable Resource Portfolio Requirement (PDF) given March 22, 2004

UCS comments on improving the Renewable Resource Portfolio Requirement (PDF) submitted April 9, 2003

Joint comments of UCS, the Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance, and Green Mountain Energy Company on permitting Biomass and Landfill Gas Facilities to Net their CO2 Emissions to Zero (PDF) submitted January 31, 2003

UCS comments on Docket No. 97-584, the original Renewable Resource Portfolio Requirement (PDF) submitted April 8, 1998

UCS and coalition offer supplemental comments to the Draft Renewable Portfolio Standard Regulations (PDF) submitted March 22, 2005

UCS testimony on HB 1215 the Clean Energy Portfolio Standard and Credit Trading Bill (PDF) given February 28, 2002

UCS testimony on SB 744 the Renewables Portfolio Standard (PDF) given March 1, 2000

UCS Comments and Testimony related to the Cape Wind offshore energy project

UCS letter to the Mayor of the City of Cambridge commending the passage of a resolution requiring that 20 percent of the electricity used in municipal buildings come from clean, renewable resources by 2010 (PDF) Sent May 18, 2006

UCS testimony on the treatment of hydropwer in the Renewable Portfolio Standard (PDF) given April 6, 2006

UCS testimony on qualifying electricity generation technologies for the Renewable Portfolio Standard (PDF) given June 28, 2005

UCS letter to the Berkshire Regional Planning Council on the development of a regional wind policy (PDF) sent April 27, 2004

UCS comments on the regulations for the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (PDF) submitted November 2, 2001

UCS Letter to Governor Cellucci concerning regulation of power plan emissions sent February 15, 2001

UCS letter to Massachusetts energy department on disclosing fuel sources and emissions sent January 30, 1998

UCS testimony on increasing the Renewable Electricity Standard (PDF) given January 16, 2007

UCS comments on Northern States Power’s 1998 Integrated Resource Plan (PDF) submitted July 6, 1998

UCS testimony on the adoption of a renewable portfolio standard (PDF) given April 13, 2006

UCS comments on legislation that caps emissions of multiple air pollutants from existing fossil fuel-burning electric power plants (PDF) submitted March 21, 2003

UCS comments on increasing the Renewable Portfolio Standard (PDF) submitted December 4, 2003

UCS comments in coalition on Draft Interim Renewable Portfolio Standards and Interim Net Metering (PDF) submitted on July 19, 1999

UCS comments on the draft renewable portfolio standard and renewable energy rule (PDF) submitted October 23, 2002

UCS reply comments as part of the Renewable Energy Technology and Environment Coalition (RETEC) on a retail renewable portfolio standard (PDF) submitted October 31, 2003

UCS detailed comments as part of RETEC on a renewable portfolio standard (PDF) submitted September 26, 2003

UCS initial comments as a part of RETEC on a renewable portfolio standard (PDF) submitted March 28, 2003

UCS initial comments as a part of RETEC outlining the benefits of a renewable portfolio standard and potential implementation issues (PDF) submitted 2003

UCS comments on the Proposed Rules and Regulations Governing the Implementation of a Renewable Energy Standard (PDF) submitted October 11, 2005

UCS letter to Representative King, Chairman of the Regulated Industries Committee Texas House of Representatives, commenting on HB1282 by Representative Mark Strama, repealing Subsection (m) of the Texas Goal for Renewable Energy (PDF) sent March 22, 2007

UCS letter to Mr. C. John Wilder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer TXU Corporation, commenting on TXU's plan for adding more conventional coal plants (PDF) sent October 31, 2006

UCS comments on renewable energy amendments and subsection (m) (PDF) submitted February 21, 2006

UCS letter to Representative King, Chairman of the Regulated Industries Committee Texas House of Representatives, expressing concern over section (m) in the Renewable Portfolio Standard (PDF) sent May 16, 2005

UCS letter to Governor James Doyle commenting on the cuts to the Focus on Energy program in the proposed 2005-2007 state budget (PDF) sent February 16, 2005

Regional/Multi-state

UCS Comments on the Final Draft Recommendations of Air Pollution Prevention Forum To Increase The Generation Of Electricity From Renewable Resources of the Western Regional Air Partnership Air Pollution Prevention Forum (PDF) submitted November 29, 2000

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