Seven Little GOP Senators Squeak For Moscow Mitch To Include Clean Energy In COVID Relief Package

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Energy policy was absent from McConnell's remarks, but seven GOP senators yesterday urged him to include assistance for the struggling clean energy sector (E&E News PM, July 23). The letter came after a lobbying blitz in recent days by the clean energy industry and its advocates.

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, the conservative clean energy group, and the Conservative Energy Network held a series of virtual meetings with dozens of Republican lawmakers and offices this week, touting polling that shows that the vast majority of GOP voters support taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

One signatory — Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) — said earlier this week at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' virtual summer policy conference that energy-specific provisions "are largely being left out." However, she suggested it would be possible to find agreement on some measures, pointing to legislation, S. 4041, offered last month by oil-state senators that would ease the tax and royalty burden on oil and gas producers (E&E Daily, June 25).

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Additionally, Murkowski said there was "help we could provide for renewables," including extending safe harbor deadlines and allowing cash grants as an alternative for tax credits.

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https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063618039

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1. Most of the people that make money on wind

in wind alley are red state land owners.

Wind lease terms vary quite a bit, but general rules of thumb are: $4,000 to $8,000 per turbine, $3,000 to $4,000 per megawatt of capacity, or 2-4% of gross revenues.

http://www.windustry.org/how_much_do_farmers_get_paid_to_host_wind_turbines