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SC Partners Report

SC Partners Summary from the DSCC Vineyard Weekend regarding the Baucus/Hatch letter and what Senators are thinking about how to proceed.

FAC Update: Commence Construction Ask

As discussed on Tuesday's call, we are encouraging our member companies to touch base with their Senators with the ask of adding the following text to their individual letters to the Senate Finance Committee.

Commence Construction Bill

All,Rep Mike Thompson did drop the commence construction bill yesterday evening!Attached is the bill language as introduced [it is not yet available on THOMAS].Now we need to gather up 100-150 House cosponsors, with maybe a few Republicans as well.Christopher Bill Summary & Status113th Congress (2013 - 2014)H.R.2502

Net Metering Principles 2013

Principles adopted by the State Policy Committee for 2013 regarding Net Metering and other rate design issues.

Shanghai Solar Declaration

SEIA’s Protest of PacifiCorp’s Proposed Rate Changes

Pursuant to Rules 211 and 214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) Rules of Practice and Procedure,[1] the Solar Energy Industries Association respectfully submits this protest regarding PacifiCorp’s proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) Schedules 3 and 3A.[2] PacifiCorp proposes to substantially increase its rates for Schedule 3: Regulation and Frequency Response Service, and also asks for differentiated cost recovery to serve variable energy resource (VER) and non-VER generators exporting power from PacifiCorp’s Balancing Authority Area (“BAA”) under Schedule 3A.

Suggested SHC Advocacy Fund Company Contribution Levels

Suggested SHC Advocacy Fund Company Contribution Levels

Senate Finance Committee Staff Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources Tax Reform Options Paper

On April 25, 2013, the Senate Finance Committee Staff released the Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources Option Paper. The options laid out in the paper were briefly discussed in a closed-door Finance Committee meeting today. The Paper does not provide any recommendations, but instead lists various options for reforming the existing tax code, including eliminating, replacing and modifying tax expenditures like the ITC and accelerated depreciation. Another option is to establish a carbon tax.

MA legislation SD1135

MA legislation SD1135- includes RE thermal technologies into the MA APS