1603 cash grants additional information
Save taxpayers’ hard earned money: Let Section 1603 for renewable energy grants expire at the end of 2011.
From: The Honorable John Kline Sent By: yelena.vaynberg@mail.house.gov Date: 12/1/2011
Save taxpayers’ hard earned money:
Let Section 1603 for renewable energy grants expire at the end of 2011.
Dear Colleague: I invite you to join me in sending a letter to Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp to express support for the expiration of Section 1603 grants in lieu of tax credits for renewable energy, including wind projects. These grants are set to expire at the end of this year. Section 1603 grants in lieu of tax credits were created as part of the failed stimulus bill and extended as recently as last year through December 31, 2011. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, “[m]arket response, since Section 1603 was established, has been mixed. The solar industry expects a record year of installations in 2010 (approximately 1 Gigawatt), while the wind industry forecasts a 50% decline compared to 2009 (approximately 5 Gigawatts installed in 2010 compared to 10 Gigwatts installed in 2009).”
While the goal of the program is to increase the use of renewable energy, including wind, I have escalating concerns about the unintended consequences of the program. For example, in Minnesota, a wind developer is working to establish a farm with more than 50 wind turbines despite strong concerns vocalized by hundreds of residents the program is slated to serve. Furthermore, given current budget constraints, we simply cannot afford taxpayer-funded government subsidies that offer inconclusive results.
Join my call for fiscal responsibility by signing this letter to Chairman Camp. If you have any questions, or would like to sign this letter, please contact Yelena Vaynberg in my office at yelena.vaynberg@mail.house.gov or 5-2271.
Sincerely,
JOHN KLINE Member of Congress ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Draft letter for Congressmen to sign with John Kline: December XX, 2011 The Honorable Dave Camp Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Camp: In light of our shared commitment for comprehensive tax reform that would lower the tax burden for hard working Americans, we urge you to allow Section 1603 grants in lieu of tax credits for renewable energy to expire at the end of this year, as scheduled.
As you know, Section 1603 grants in lieu of tax credits were created as part of the failed stimulus bill and extended as recently as last year through December 31, 2011. While the goal of the program is to increase the use of renewable energy, including wind, we have escalating concerns about the unintended consequences of the program. For example, in Minnesota, a wind developer is working to establish a farm with more than 50 wind turbines despite strong concerns vocalized by hundreds of residents the program is slated to serve. Furthermore, given current budget constraints, we simply cannot afford government subsidies that offer inconclusive results. Taxpayers are unjustifiably incentivizing the wind industry where it may not be popular with the constituency or a necessary part of a long term national energy strategy. Consequently, Section 1603 grants should be allowed to expire at the end of this year. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. We look forward to continue working with you on meaningful reform of our tax code that protects taxpayers and encourages economic growth.
Sincerely, JOHN KLINE Member of CongressMessage from Lisa Linowes of windaction.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Lisa Linowes
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 12:44 PM
Subject: URGENT - AWEA et al are turning up the heat on 1603
WARNING -- the below message was circulated to Congressional House members moments ago.
Write your Congressional delegation. Tell them NO MORE SUPPORT for Section 1603. We can't afford it.
The 1603 grants, due to expire end of this year, have already cost us $10 billion dollars -- most to big wind. Total costs are expected to be nearly $20 billion.
The industry is pushing this article from Bloomberg News: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-30/clean-energy-funding-to-dr...
Thanks.
--Lisa
Message sent on behalf of AWEA to members of Congress:
Extend the 1603 Program and Create Clean Energy Jobs
From: The Honorable Rush D. Holt Sent By: libby.ohare@mail.house.gov Date: 12/1/2011
Current co-signers include:
Blumenauer, Holt, Tonko, Thompson, Polis, Capps, Hinchey, Connolly, Barbara Lee, Jesse Jackson, Lujan, Olver, Matsui, Tim Ryan, Napolitano, Carnahan, Rothman, Pingree, Susan Davis, Langevin, Courtney, Lofgren, Filner
Dear Colleague, Please join us in support of the 1603 Treasury Grant Program, which provides grant funding in place of a tax credit for renewable energy and accelerates the deployment of clean energy technologies. This valuable program has leveraged more than $22.8 billion in private sector investment for 22,000 projects across the clean energy industry, including solar, wind, biomass, fuel cells, combined heat-and-power, and hydro, in all 50 states. If Congress fails to act, the grant program will expire at the end of 2011, shrinking the total financing available for renewable energy projects by 52 percent and eliminating tens of thousands of jobs across clean energy industries. Join us, and over 750 small businesses, companies, and trade organizations in asking the leadership of the House of Representatives to extend this valuable, job-creating program. If you would like to sign this letter please contact Sam Ricketts with the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) at 5-6311 or Sam.Ricketts@mail.house.gov; Carla McGarvey with Rep. Thompson (5-3311, Carla.McGarvey@mail.house.gov); or Libby O’Hare with Rep. Holt (5-5801, Libby.OHare@mail.house.gov. Sincerely, Earl Blumenauer Rush Holt Member of Congress Member of Congress Paul Tonko Mike Thompson Member of Congress Member of Congress
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future
"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
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