Missoula County opposes SB 237: Revise community renewable energy project requirements, up for hearing this afternoon in the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee. This bill would eliminate the Community Renewable Energy Project (CREP) provision of Montana’s Renewable Energy Standard. The CREP provision requires investor-owned utilities such as NorthWestern Energy to procure a specified amount of renewable energy from relatively small (up to 25 MW) renewable energy projects that are majority-owned by Montana residents or businesses. A different bill, SB 197 (heard by Senate Energy on 2/16) would remove the local ownership requirement, which has been a barrier to the successful development of CREP projects. Missoula County supported SB 197; however, there is no good reason to eliminate the CREP provision altogether, as SB 237 would do. The impact of this bill would be to slow the development of renewable energy in the state of Montana, which is contrary not only to Missoula County’s goal of 100% clean electricity but also to the state’s economic interests.
Missoula County opposes SB 237: Revise community renewable energy project requirements, up for second reading this morning on the Senate floor. This bill would eliminate the Community Renewable Energy Project (CREP) provision of Montana’s Renewable Energy Standard. The CREP provision requires investor-owned utilities such as NorthWestern Energy to procure a specified amount of renewable energy from relatively small (up to 25 MW) renewable energy projects that are majority-owned by Montana residents or businesses. A different bill, SB 197 (heard by Senate Energy on 2/16) would remove the local ownership requirement, which has been a barrier to the successful development of CREP projects. Missoula County supported SB 197; however, there is no good reason to eliminate the CREP provision altogether, as SB 237 would do. The impact of this bill would be to slow the development of renewable energy in the state of Montana, which is contrary not only to Missoula County’s goal of 100% clean electricity but also to the state’s economic interests.
Missoula County opposes SB 237: Revise community renewable energy project requirements, up for hearing in the House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee this afternoon. This bill would eliminate the Community Renewable Energy Project (CREP) provision of Montana’s Renewable Energy Standard. The CREP provision requires investor-owned utilities such as NorthWestern Energy to procure a specified amount of renewable energy from relatively small (up to 25 MW) renewable energy projects that are majority-owned by Montana residents or businesses. A different bill, SB 197 (heard by Senate Energy on 2/16) would remove the local ownership requirement, which has been a barrier to the successful development of CREP projects. Missoula County supported SB 197; however, there is no good reason to eliminate the CREP provision altogether, as SB 237 would do. The impact of this bill would be to slow the development of renewable energy in the state of Montana, which is contrary not only to Missoula County’s goal of 100% clean electricity but also to the state’s economic interests.
Senator Morigeau,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes SB 237: Revise community renewable energy project requirements, up for hearing this afternoon in the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee. This bill would eliminate the Community Renewable Energy Project (CREP) provision of Montana’s Renewable Energy Standard. The CREP provision requires investor-owned utilities such as NorthWestern Energy to procure a specified amount of renewable energy from relatively small (up to 25 MW) renewable energy projects that are majority-owned by Montana residents or businesses. A different bill, SB 197 (heard by Senate Energy on 2/16) would remove the local ownership requirement, which has been a barrier to the successful development of CREP projects. Missoula County supported SB 197; however, there is no good reason to eliminate the CREP provision altogether, as SB 237 would do. The impact of this bill would be to slow the development of renewable energy in the state of Montana, which is contrary not only to Missoula County’s goal of 100% clean electricity but also to the state’s economic interests.
Please oppose SB 237.
Senators,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes SB 237: Revise community renewable energy project requirements, up for second reading this morning on the Senate floor. This bill would eliminate the Community Renewable Energy Project (CREP) provision of Montana’s Renewable Energy Standard. The CREP provision requires investor-owned utilities such as NorthWestern Energy to procure a specified amount of renewable energy from relatively small (up to 25 MW) renewable energy projects that are majority-owned by Montana residents or businesses. A different bill, SB 197 (heard by Senate Energy on 2/16) would remove the local ownership requirement, which has been a barrier to the successful development of CREP projects. Missoula County supported SB 197; however, there is no good reason to eliminate the CREP provision altogether, as SB 237 would do. The impact of this bill would be to slow the development of renewable energy in the state of Montana, which is contrary not only to Missoula County’s goal of 100% clean electricity but also to the state’s economic interests.
Please oppose SB 237.
Representatives Olsen and Sullivan,
ReplyDeleteMissoula County opposes SB 237: Revise community renewable energy project requirements, up for hearing in the House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee this afternoon. This bill would eliminate the Community Renewable Energy Project (CREP) provision of Montana’s Renewable Energy Standard. The CREP provision requires investor-owned utilities such as NorthWestern Energy to procure a specified amount of renewable energy from relatively small (up to 25 MW) renewable energy projects that are majority-owned by Montana residents or businesses. A different bill, SB 197 (heard by Senate Energy on 2/16) would remove the local ownership requirement, which has been a barrier to the successful development of CREP projects. Missoula County supported SB 197; however, there is no good reason to eliminate the CREP provision altogether, as SB 237 would do. The impact of this bill would be to slow the development of renewable energy in the state of Montana, which is contrary not only to Missoula County’s goal of 100% clean electricity but also to the state’s economic interests.
Please oppose SB 237.