Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Kansas Senate gives approval to new bill ending renewable energy standards

A bill repealing renewable energy standards for utility companies won approval in the Kansas Senate on Tuesday.

House Bill 2014 would end the renewable portfolio standards that require Kansas utility companies to receive 20 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020.

The vote was 25-15. The bill now goes to the House.

Sen. Forrest Knox, R-Altoona, who carried the bill, contended that repeal was necessary because of the expiration of a federal tax credit for wind production. He said Kansans would be stuck making up for the loss of that tax break in their electric bills.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2014/03/25/3367792/kansas-senate-to-consider-bill.html#storylink=cpy


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