Alabama – AECO (Alabama Electric Company)Alabama Power, a part of the Southern Company ,PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, Inc., Wiregrass Electric Cooperative
Alaska – Golden Valley Electric Association, Chugach Electric Association, Copper Valley Electric Association, Municipal Light & Power, Kodiak Electric Association, Alaska Villages Electric Cooperative
Arizona – Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, Tucson Electric Power
Arkansas – Entergy, North Little Rock Electric
California – Azusa Light & Water, City of Palo Alto Utilities, Glendale Public Service Department, Gridley Municipal Utilities, Healdsburg Municipal Electric Department, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Pacific Gas & Electric, Pacific Power, Riverside Public Utilities, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, [...]
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Clearly President Obama and his administration are going forward with his plan to head the United states towards a clean energy economy. The presidents new budget request for 2011 is loaded with money for many energy saving plans. More money for wind, more money for solar and more money for weatherization to name a few examples. Lets hope the congress has the ability to pass the presidents budget without stripping it to the bone or lading it with unnecessary extras. press release California’s Public Utilities Commission has established a $350 million program providing incentives for the installation of solar water heating systems in homes and business more Great news for home owners in California. Lets hope the rest of the nation follows suit. This nonrefundable energy tax credit will help individual taxpayers pay for qualified their residential alternative energy equipment, such as solar hot water heaters, geothermal heat pumps and wind turbines. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which was enacted earlier in early 2009, expanded this credit. The new law removes some of the previously imposed maximum amounts and allows for a tax credit equal to 30% of the cost of qualified [...] President Obama’s plan to give home owners incentives to make their home more energy efficient is a good step in the right direction. Here’s what the President had to say from a Home Depot store gathering. “A lot of times there’s an argument about economic growth versus environmental initiatives,” “but energy efficiency is a perfect example of how this could be a win-win. It takes hundreds of dollars off their electric bills each year and produces hundreds of jobs in the process,” said the president. We should definitely benefit from the short term employment boost along with the long term [...] In the months to come home owners and non home owners may be eligible to receive rebates from their states or territories for the purchase of new Energy Star appliances. Eligible consumers can receive rebates to purchase new energy efficient appliances when they replace used appliances. The program will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. All 56 states and territories have submitted their own rebate program design to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Some of these plans have already been approved. Each state and territory may select its own set of ENERGY STAR qualified products to rebate. [...] |
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