Climate change skeptics attack renewable energy mandates

Nov. 27, 2012

Dive Summary:

• The Heartland Institute, a libertarian think thank skeptical of climate change, has teamed with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to craft legislation aimed at reversing state renewable energy mandates.
• The legislation, dubbed the Electricity Freedom Act, is targeting the mandates that exist in 29 states and the District of Columbia; the groups call the renewable standards a "tax on consumers of electricity."
• ALEC has been trying to combat the mandates for some time, but the inclusion of the Heartland Institute shows the lengths the council is willing reach for to achieve its goal; Heartland has in the past accepted money from oil, gas, and coal companies that compete against renewable energy suppliers.

From the article:

As part of its effort to roll back renewable standards, ALEC is citing economic analyses of state policies co-published by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute and the State Policy Network. Both groups have received donations from foundations funded by the Koch brothers, who support libertarian causes.

The analyses -- which examine current or proposed standards in such states as Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Oregon -- assume that the Energy Information Administration's projected renewable energy price estimates are too low, and that cost-containment measures embedded in state policies will fail. As a result, the reports conclude Kansas' requirement to obtain 20 percent of its electricity will cost consumers $644 million over the next eight years. ...

Source: http://www.utilitydive.com/news/climate-change-skeptics-attack-renewable-energy-mandates/76053/

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