Cayman Islands: Committee shines light on National Energy Policy

If Wednesday’s presentation is any indication, then the National Energy Policy set to go before Cabinet in the first quarter of 2012 will address issues from the mundane to the ambitious – from building code revisions to goals for alternative energy production. Subcommittees formed in November 2010 will submit their draft reports to the National Energy Policy Committee in two weeks, with public consultation and policy implementation scheduled to take place next year.

US House passes Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act and Hydrographic Services Improvement Act amendment

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 441and H.R. 295 which were both introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young. H.R. 441, the Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for hydroelectricity projects in the Kantishna Hills area located within the Denali National Park. Additionally, this legislation would facilitate a small land exchange between the National Park Service and Doyon, Limited which owns and operates one of the facilities that can take advantage of a proposed hydroelectricity project.