SOLAR ENERGY

Articles and editorials

Energy Strategy for Grown-Ups, S4901 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Defense: identify areas on military installations and other properties regarding suitability for geothermal, wind, solar photovoltaic, or solar thermal trough systems (see H.R. 5507), H4386 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (see H.R. 4741), H1103 [3MR]

———provide funds to States for rebates, loans, and other incentives to eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems (see S. 3460), S4621 [7JN] (see H.R. 5821), H5983 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive leasing program for wind and solar energy development on Federal land (see S. 3587), S5850 [14JY] (see H.R. 5735), H5616 [14JY]

Electric power: increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see S. 2993), S481 [4FE] (see H.R. 4597), H601 [4FE]

Lincoln County, NV: develop solar pilot project areas on public land (see S. 3482), S4850 [10JN] (see H.R. 5508), H4386 [10JN]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see H.R. 5931), H6403 (see H.R. 5931), H6454 [29JY]

———promote production and use (see S. 3576), S5786 [13JY]

———provide incentives for the development of solar energy (see H.R. 5252), H3273 [6MY]

Taxation: increase the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit with respect to solar property with a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (see H.R. 5763, 5765), H5675 [15JY]

———provide incentives for clean energy manufacturing to reduce emissions, to produce renewable energy, and to promote conservation (see S. 3738), S6883 [5AU]

———provide that solar electric property need not be located on the property to which it is generating electricity to qualify for residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 3137), S1750 [18MR] (see H.R. 5464), H4214 [28MY]

———treat any business credit attributable to wind, solar, or biomass electricity production and investment in solar energy property as refundable to a certain extent (see H.R. 5372), H3744 [24MY]

Remarks in House

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of national energy policy research funding on job creation, H3803 [25MY]

Arizona Western College: tribute to installation of solar panel array, E357 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: apply the Buy American Act to the procurement of photovoltaic devices, H4051 [27MY]

Dept. of Energy: Innovative Loan Guarantee Program funding, H6620 [10AU]

Electric power: increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (H.R. 4597), H1151 [4MR], E631 [22AP], E870 [18MY]

Murphy, NC: tribute to Martins Creek Elementary and Middle School for participation in solar power initiative, E1588 [14SE]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, E104 [27JA]

———national energy policy, H176 [19JA], H3806 [25MY], H4573, H4575 [16JN], H4600, H4601 [17JN], H4784 [24JN], H4915 [29JN], H5292, H5293 [30JN], H5901 [21JY], H6752 [15SE], H7203 [28SE], H8583 [16DE], E1248 [30JN]

Trophy Club, TX: tribute to Byron Nelson High School solar car team, E1336 [15JY]

University of Hawaii at Manoa: tribute to solar decathlon team, H3753 [25MY]

University of Michigan: tribute to solar car team, E1294 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (S. 2776), S4438 [26MY], S4816 [10JN]

———nuclear energy and renewable energy loan guarantee programs funding, S4402 [26MY]

Lincoln County, NV: develop solar pilot project areas on public land (S. 3482), S4856 [10JN]

Power resources: encourage research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, S1611 [16MR]

———national energy policy, S555-S557 [11FE], S2447 [20AP], S4402-S4404 [26MY], S4589, S4600 [7JN], S4710 [9JN], S4809, S4829 [10JN], S4872-S4876 [14JN], S4899-S4901 [15JN], S4953 [16JN], S5167-S5169 [21JN], S5223-S5225 [22JN], S5638-S5641 [30JN], S6005 [20JY], S6268, S6286 [27JY], S6561-S6563, S6574 [2AU], S7457 [27SE], S8023-S8025 [18NO], S8743 [10DE]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, S8688 [9DE], S8844 [13DE], S9013 [14DE], S10252 [15DE]

———promote production and use (S. 3576), S8213 [29NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for clean energy manufacturing to reduce emissions, to produce renewable energy, and to promote conservation (S. 3738), S6896 [5AU]

Reports filed

10 Million Solar Roofs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3460) (S. Rept. 111-332), S7507 [27SE]

Texts of

S. 3482, American Solar Energy Pilot Leasing Act, S4856 [10JN]

S. 3587, Clean Energy, Community Investment, and Wildlife Conservation Act, S5855-S5858 [14JY]