Energy Plan

• Energy Plan Lacking

THE FIRST hearing on Governor Christie's proposed energy master plan went as predictably as a nursery rhyme. The utilities were happy, the environmentalists were unhappy, and industry professionals made suggestions. The master plan, which was unveiled last month, is a document that charts the course of New Jersey's energy use over the next 10 years. According to state statute, the plan should map energy production, distribution, consumption and conservation. It should include long-term goals as well as realistic measures to help get there.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• July 28, 2011

• Notice of Amendment to the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, Including Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Inyo, Riverside, Imperial, and San Diego Counties; and Possible Land Use Plan Amendments

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central California District, Sacramento, California and California Desert District, Moreno Valley, California intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which may include amendments to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, Bishop Resource Management Plan (RMP), Caliente/Bakersfield RMP, and Eastern San Diego County RMP for the areas that are within the planning boundary of the proposed Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP). These potential plan amendments will be analyzed in the DRECP Draft EIS and CDCA Plan Amendment (PA), as noticed in the Federal Re...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 20409, April 04, 2012
• Notices
• Land Management Bureau

• Three Lessons From Japan's Nuclear Crisis ; Obama Will Wreck His Energy Plan If He Fails to Learn Them

Japan's stricken nuclear power plant at Fukushima is at last approaching stable, if still serious, condition. The struggles the Japanese have faced there, on top of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit in quick succession less than two weeks ago, provide three important political lessons for President Obama on the issue of energy policy. First, the president needs to make clear where America's electricity is going to come from and why. His current energy plan relies on a phase-out of coal-fired power to be replaced with about 100 new nuclear plants. Coal is to be phased out because the administration says it contributes to global warming. Nuclear power does not, so case closed. However, now people are scared about the potential dangers from nuclear plants (despite the highly unus...

• The Washington Times
• March 24, 2011

• Christie Weighs in On Energy Plan

Holding costs down takes precedence now over green-energy pieties. GOVERNOR Christie has revised New Jersey's energy master plan. It now includes possible construction of another nuclear power plant to replace one scheduled to close in eight years.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 24, 2011

• Utah's Energy Plan

Wake up and smell the coffee, Utah. Or maybe I should say, wake up and smell the coal. I am a student at the University of Utah and an avid follower of energy issues here in this beautiful state, and I am appalled at the lack of aggressive concern in Gov. Gary Herbert's 10-year energy plan regarding pollution and a healthy environment. Herbert's "Energy Task Force" is comprised of mostly CEOs and business types. The one person who could, by title, be at all related to protecting the health of Utah's environment is the executive director from the Department of Environmental Quality. Gov. Herbert has always stuck to his approach of balancing the issues, and I find no balance in this energy plan whatsoever. Now, I don't know about you, but I don't want a plan that is as unbalanced as this ...

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• December 08, 2010

• Wayne Energy Plan Suffers Blow

An alternative energy project in Wayne designed to save taxpayers millions remains stuck at the starting gate after a rebuff by a state board that cited several deficiencies in the proposal, including an appearance of a conflict of interest by Assemblyman Scott Rumana, who spearheaded the proposal. Rumana, R-Wayne, has also been hamstrung in seeking reconsideration by the Board of Public Utilities because he faces an ethics complaint filed by a former Democratic candidate for Township Council regarding his role in the energy plan. Until that complaint is resolved, Rumana is keeping his distance from the project he's championed since his 2001 campaign for township mayor.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 04, 2010

• Perry's Energy Plan: Drill Freely On Federal Lands

Texas Gov. Rick Perry dismissed questions about his religious beliefs, debate performances and lagging poll numbers as presidential campaign trail distractions that matter little to unemployed voters searching for jobs. I'm very confident that after all the distractions that the media will try to create, or however they get created, people care about having a job, having the dignity of a job, getting this country back working," the Republican presidential candidate said on Friday during an interview Downtown with the Tribune-Review.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• October 15, 2011

• What's Missing From Idaho's Draft Energy Plan? Aarp Says 'Plenty'

Fails to Tackle Affordability & Consumer Protections As State's 50+ Struggle to Pay Bills, AARP Calls for Changes, Urges Public to Weigh In BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Most Idahoans likely haven't waded into Idaho's near 100 page energy plan let alone have ever heard of the document that helps steer energy policy in the state. But Idaho utility companies sure have, and that could end up costing consumers as the plan undergoes its annual 5 year review. AARP says the plan lacks measures to provide Idaho consumers relief from soaring utility bills and strong consumer protections, and is pressing for the inclusion of both.

• U.S. Newswire
• October 31, 2011

• Alternate Energy Credit Plan Eyed

The state's two largest electric utilities are considering a program under which homes or businesses that use solar power or fuel cells would be eligible for quarterly energy credit payments. Connecticut Light and Power and The United Illuminating Co. are seeking feedback from the public on a zero- and low-emission renewable energy credit payment program being developed. Mitch Gross, a spokesman for CL&P, said current projections have the plan being rolled out late next summer, subject to regulatory approval.

• New Haven Register
• October 05, 2011

• Strong Voters to Get Look at Energy Plan

STRONG -- The proposed town energy plan on the March town meeting warrant will be the subject of an informational hearing at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Forster Memorial Building. After a year of studies and meetings, the town's volunteer Energy Team has drafted a proposal for improvements, which also include enacting a Strong Property Assessed Clean Energy Ordinance on March 6.

• Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
• January 29, 2011