Alliance Highlights Support and Opposition to Amendments to the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015

Feb 3, 2016

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The Alliance submitted a letter to Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Cantwell expressing support and opposition to various amendments to the Energy Modernization Act of 2015. Click here to read our full letter.

The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency is pleased that the Senate has adopted the following
amendments to the Energy Policy Modernization Act:
− SA 2970 (Senator Gardner): Strengthens federal energy management requirements
− SA 3145 (Senator Carper): Includes waste heat to power under the definition of renewable
energy under the federal purchase requirement in the Energy Policy Act of 2005
SA 2967 (Senator Shaheen): Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology (HEAT) Act
− SA 3068 (Senator Hirono): Allows 30-year federal power purchase contracts for CHP and
renewable energy
− SA 3071 (Senator Moran): Extends ability to form master limited partnerships to clean
energy technologies, including CHP and WHP
− SA 3115 (Senator Franken): Energy Efficiency Resource Standard for Retail Electricity and
Natural Gas Suppliers
− SA 3102 (Senator Udall): Clean Energy Victory Bonds for performance based energy
efficiency improvements, or renewable energy
− SA 3130 (Senator Warner): Energy Productivity Innovation Challenge (EPIC)

The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency opposes the following amendments:
− SA 3074 (Senator Blunt): Withdrawal of the Clean Power Plan
− SA 3053 (Senator Flake): Amends PURPA to require public utility commissions to consider
“cross-subsidization of customer side technology”