Alaska's law to achieve 2025 green energy goal

Alaska passed a law that will make it easier to achieve its goal of 50% renewable energy by 2025, by making low interest loans available to projects.

The Alaska Sustainable Strategy for Energy Transmission and Supply bill (SB 25), signed this week by Gov. Sean Parnell, creates a $125 million state-administered fund to finance energy projects.

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority will administer the fund, and will be able to either directly give loans or participate in loans made through banks or credit unions.

Canada Aligning Its Climate Change Policy with the U.S.

Take-aways from The Energy Bar Association's February Meeting
By: Jay Tufano
Cleantech Law Partners

The Energy Bar Association’s (EBA) held its Western Chapter Meeting on February 23rd and 24th in San Francisco. The EBA assembled a diverse and distinguished group of speakers representing utilities, technology providers, international partners, and public utility commissioners. Cassie Doyle, Consulate General of Canada, presented an overview Canada’s energy policy highlighting its long-standing energy and trade partnership with the United States. Although Ms. Doyle’s presentation focused on Canada, it underscored the reverberating effects of the U.S.’s failure to adopt a comprehensive renewable energy and climate change policy.

Utah: Bill seeks up to 75 percent tax credit for alternative energy

A Utah Senate committee approved a bill Friday that would specify state tax credits for alternative-energy producers and shift the program to the new Office of Energy Development.

SB65, sponsored by Sen. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, would award credits starting at 20 percent and going up to 75 percent for 20 to 30 years, depending on the duration of a project’s energy production. It would apply to everything from renewables to oil shale, tar sands and nuclear.