IECA Issues: Renewable

February 18, 2010

IECA Cautions Congress on Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Jobs Study that Calls for 25 Percent Mandate

“The study does not provide any idea what this mandate will cost consumers in higher electricity costs and fails to account for potential job losses in the forest products industry.”

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February 23, 2009

IECA Submits Testimony to Senate on the Renewable Portfolio Standard

"Renewable Energy Mandates Should be a State Decision."

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February 17, 2009

IECA Urges Senator Bingaman and Murkowski to Let Manufacturers Testify on High Costs of Renewable Electricity Standard

"Energy Efficiency Should be allowed to compete head to head with renewable energy."

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August 2, 2007
IECA Opposes Federal RPS Mandate at Any Level

"RPS is 402% More Expensive Than Nuclear and 227% More Expensive Than Coal Based Electricity" (Click here to download file)

June 25, 2007

IECA Responds to Chairman Dingell and Chairman Boucher Request for Input on Renewable Portfolio Standard (Click here to download file)

June 19, 2007

IECA Opposes Bingaman RPS Amendment

Non-hydro renewable energy is 402% more expensive than nuclear and 227% more expensive than coal based electricity (Click here to download file)