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Committee Hearings – Week of April 6

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

The following committees will hear legislation that addresses ACT recommendations to the 81sxt Texas Legislature. If a committee listing does not include bill numbers, ACT-supported bills are already pending in that committee.

Monday, April 6

  • House Technology, Economic Development & Workforce: HB 2492
  • Senate Government Organization: SB 2169

Tuesday, April 7

Wednesday, April 8

Thursday, April 9

  • House Subcommittee on Energy Efficiency and Renewables: HB 4327
  • Senate Finance: SB 483

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Renewable Energy and Efficiency Bills take center stage April 2

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The newly formed Subcommittee on Renewables and Energy Efficiency meets bright and early tomorrow morning (April 2). This hearing represents a tremendous opportunity for advocates of clean energy. ACT is tracking all of the fourteen bills that will be heard.

Here’s the bill list for tomorrow:

HB 278 Anchia Relating to energy demand and incentives for distributed renewable generation.
HB 280 Anchia Relating to electric utility efficiency goals.
HB 695 Anchia Relating to the establishment of a loan incentive program to promote energy efficiency in apartment buildings.
HB 1391 Strama Relating to the creation and authority of certain special districts to promote the use of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements.
HB 1646 Burnam Relating to electric utility energy goals and programs and demand reduction targets; creating an office of energy efficiency development in the state energy conservation office.
HB 1697 Martinez Relating to a solar energy technology generation incentive program to be administered by electric utilities.
HB 1762 Chavez Relating to improving state energy conservation, including through the use of thermostat settings.
HB 1993 Anchia Relating to certain energy technologies for critical governmental facilities.
HB 2194 Christian Relating to the goal of installing additional capacity for generating renewable energy.
HB 2783 Anchia Relating to the adoption of energy efficient building standards.
HB 2850 Farabee Relating to goals for renewable energy capacity derived from renewable energy sources other than sources using wind energy.
HB 3375 Deshotel Relating to energy efficiency measures and technologies.
HB 3567 Madden Relating to energy savings performance contracts.
HB 3706 Coleman Relating to the creation of a Tex Sun solar energy system rebate program.

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