CARROLL: Energy grid not free for all
18gpi51163 It seems counter-intuitive and more than a little greedy to spend tens of thousands of dollars building green energy facilities so you can live off the grid and then fight the power company because they aren’t paying you for the extra power you give back to the grid.
Fast facts about fracking
12fpi41153 You’ve probably seen more than a few articles — maybe even a movie or two — about fracking.
<By Joshua Shields, Federal Governmental Affairs Manager, and Jafar Karim, Director, Governmental Affairs
What was our top message to South Dakota legislators as they reconvened Jan. 14 for a fast-paced, 35-working-day session?
Continue with policies that preserve fairness for all customers, and don’t overlook the value of the grid.
Tax reform takes center stage in Nebraska
By Jill Becker, Nebraska Manager of Governmental Affairs
Taxes.
One of the two items that Ben Franklin said we can be certain of.
Taxes took the early headlines in Nebraska’s 2013 legislative session and will certainly dominate the 2014 session as well.
Last year, the legislature killed the governor’s two tax proposals in committee and then formed the Tax Modernization Committee to wrestle with the issue themselves.
Iowa State Senate Democrats will emphasize worker middle-class economic issues, pursuing additional funding to expand preschool services and tax cuts for middle-income earners.
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The three ‘R’s’ of Colorado’s legislative session: Red tape, renewables and regulations
By Heidi Morgan, State Governmental Affairs Manager
- Reducing red tape for companies helping Colorado with natural disasters.
- Repealing recent rural renewable mandates.
- Creating new regulations for the oil and gas industry.
- Making utility metal theft a class 3 felony.
- And let’s not leave out another major issue, like a statewide oil and gas ballot initiative.
What do all these things have in common?