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Read on for a summary of the following sessions: - Institutional investments: Do gains in energy productivity and sustainability resonate with big investors? - Transitioning finance: What are the challenges of moving away from traditional grant-based programs and upscaling alternative energy...
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law a package of tax breaks worth nearly $700 billion. The U.S. Senate gave final legislative approval to the tax extenders package by a vote of 65-33, which followed a 318-109 vote in favor of the bill by the U.S.
Omnibus Appropriations and Tax Extenders Legislation Includes Energy Efficiency Provisions that Benefit Consumers, Businesses and the Environment
Today, Congress delivered an early gift of energy efficiency tax incentives to help American...
A Statement from Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan
“Both Chambers of the U.S.
As part of our Accelerate Energy Productivity 2030 initiative, a collaborative effort to help achieve the President’s goal of doubling U.S.
As the House Energy and Commerce Committee works on a comprehensive energy package, there has been a significant number of energy-related bills introduced for consideration.
The Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act, sponsored by Sens. Cardin (D-Md.), Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Schatz (D-Hawaii) would extend and update energy efficiency tax incentives.
Alliance Honorary Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Honorary Vice-Chairs Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) once again led the charge for energy efficiency today.
After the clock hit midnight on December 31st, 2013, many vital tax incentives provided by the federal...
On December 18, the Alliance to Save Energy and 30 other organizations sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee urging Congress to extend critical energy efficiency tax incentives that are currently set to expire on December 31, 2013.
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Introduced by Representatives David McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act (H.R. 2128) would advance U.S. energy efficiency while also creating domestic jobs, saving homeowners money and reducing carbon pollution.
“The Senate Finance Committee’s new report on reforming our tax system is an encouraging sign energy efficiency can be a bipartisan building block in the coming tax reform debate.
Before you press send on your online tax return or finish your last meeting with your financial advisor, make sure you are saving as much money as possible for making energy-efficient choices at home.
An integral part of convincing politicians and the public that energy efficiency is worth funding will be the ability to accurately quantify the savings that result. Evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) protocols, therefore, must be a key component of any successful energy...
"For the second time in a contentious lame duck session of the 112th Congress, energy efficiency proved to be the ‘bipartisan sweet spot’ on energy legislation," said Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan.
Introduced by Representatives David McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act (H.R. 4230) would advance U.S. energy efficiency while also creating domestic jobs, saving homeowners money and reducing carbon pollution.
As Americans across the nation struggle with spiking gasoline prices, the Alliance to Save Energy commends President Barack Obama’s proposals announced March 7 to make fuel-efficient vehicles accessible and affordable for American families.
A summary of the Smart Energy Act (H.R. 4017), which was introduced on February 14, 2012 by Reps. Bass (R-N.H.), Matheson (D-Utah), Dold (R-Ill.), Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Welch (D-Vt.) and Barrow (D-Ga.), to promote efficient energy use in the federal and private ...
Legislation with bipartisan support will have the strongest legs in 2012.These bills include a national energy efficiency strategy, appliance standards and a new way to finance energy-saving home upgrades.
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