{"id":4559,"date":"2013-07-18T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=4559"},"modified":"2013-07-18T20:00:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T20:00:20","slug":"states-stand-up-to-alecs-assault-on-renewable-energy-clean-energy-26-alec-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/07\/18\/states-stand-up-to-alecs-assault-on-renewable-energy-clean-energy-26-alec-o\/","title":{"rendered":"States Stand Up To ALEC\u2019s Assault On Renewable Energy: Clean Energy \u2013 26 ALEC &#8211; O"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/03\/Marita-Mirzatuny1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3783\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2013\/03\/Marita-Mirzatuny1-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>Back in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/03\/20\/alec-updates-action-alert-state-by-state-renewable-energy-attacks-are-underway-2\/\">March<\/a>, I wrote about the American Legislative Exchange Council\u2019s (ALEC\u2019s) state-by-state attack on renewable energy. The attacks contribute to ALEC\u2019s growing reputation as a <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/justice\/2012\/04\/23\/469451\/proctor-gamble-becomes-13th-company-to-drop-alec\/\">\u201cshadowy right-wing front group,\u201d<\/a> funded by the likes of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prwatch.org\/news\/2011\/07\/10887\/cmd-special-report-alecs-funding-and-spending\">Koch Industries<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exxonsecrets.org\/html\/orgfactsheet.php?id=10\">ExxonMobil<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcewatch.org\/index.php?title=Peabody_Energy#cite_note-21\">Peabody Energy<\/a>, the largest private-sector coal company in the world. ALEC\u2019s legislative efforts were aided by the Heartland Institute, a \u201cfree-market think tank\u201d and notorious <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2012\/feb\/16\/local\/la-me-gs-climate-deniers-heartland-institute-documents-leaked-20120216\">climate change denier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/04\/29\/the-oil-and-gas-industrys-assault-on-renewable-energy\/\">ALEC has a clear motive<\/a>: to serve the interests of dirty fossil fuel power plants and block progress towards greater use of clean, homegrown energy.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m happy to announce that ALEC and the Heartland Institute\u2019s efforts to roll-back individual state\u2019s renewable energy goals decisively <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-07-11\/states-defend-clean-energy-mandates-targeted-by-conservatives.html\">failed<\/a> in legislatures spanning from West Virginia to Kansas. In total, 26 bills designed to remove renewable energy standards (RPS) for eight states were denied, according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aeltracker.org\/graphics\/uploads\/2013-State-By-State-RPS-Analysis.pdf\">report<\/a> from Colorado State University\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/cnee.colostate.edu\/\">Center for the New Energy Economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin will continue on the path towards a clean energy future. Even better, some states increased their energy guidelines, namely Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland and Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>This news comes as a resounding victory for the climate, consumers, and Americans who care to see the U.S. progress into the global $ 2 billion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/remaking-energy\">clean energy economy<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy is not only a vital component of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/25\/president-takes-lead-climate-change\">national plan<\/a> to address climate change, but also a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/opinion\/latest-columns\/20130602-jim-marston-clean-energy-is-a-bargain-for-consumers.ece\">bargain for consumers<\/a>. For example, Texas\u2019 RPS, established in 1999, led the state to become an international powerhouse for wind energy. Texas has already reached its RPS goal, set for 2015, and now boasts more than 1,300 companies employing more than 100,000 workers in industries directly and indirectly related to renewable energy. On top of that, renewable energy is driving down the energy costs for consumers. A Public Utility Commission <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puc.texas.gov\/industry\/electric\/reports\/scope\/2009\/2009scope_elec.pdf\">report<\/a> to the 81st Legislature states that \u201cprices are lower [ERCOT]-wide when there are large amounts of wind energy being produced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas\u2019 experience with wind energy is no outlier. Colorado proclaims that the state\u2019s RPS will <a href=\"http:\/\/votesolar.org\/2011\/11\/colorado-to-achieve-30-renewables-8-years-early-ratepayer-savings-of-409-million\/\">save<\/a> customers as much as $100 million over the next 25 years. Just last week, Xcel Energy, the state\u2019s largest utility, moved to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-07-11\/xcel-to-buy-700-megawatts-of-nextera-infinity-wind-power.html\">purchase<\/a> another 700 megawatts of wind energy, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xcelenergy.com\/About_Us\/Energy_News\/News_Releases\/Xcel_Energy_plans_significant_increase_in_wind_purchases\">saving<\/a> its customers over $590 million in fuel costs over 20 years. Colorado will reap the benefits from a reduced reliance on foreign oil imports, stable prices and less harmful air pollution.<\/p>\n<p>In a way, ALEC and the Heartland Institute\u2019s failure to roadblock progress in these states is no surprise. Carbon-free sources, like renewable energy and energy efficiency, are the key to addressing climate change and lowering energy costs.<\/p>\n<p>The American people understand these fundamental benefits\u2014despite the propaganda ALEC and the Heartland Institute like to promote. A resounding 92 percent of voters, including 84 percent of Republicans, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.renewablesbiz.com\/article\/12\/10\/strong-bipartisan-support-solar\">support<\/a> an increase in renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>While this is a huge victory, we can\u2019t rest our laurels just yet.\u00a0 ALEC will be back for their attack on the clean energy, low carbon economy.\u00a0 We must be just as vigilant if we are going to keep up the momentum to accelerate the transition into clean energy nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in March, I wrote about the American Legislative Exchange Council\u2019s (ALEC\u2019s) state-by-state attack on renewable energy. The attacks contribute to ALEC\u2019s growing reputation as a \u201cshadowy right-wing front group,\u201d funded by the likes of Koch Industries, ExxonMobil and Peabody Energy, the largest private-sector coal company in the world. ALEC\u2019s legislative efforts were aided by &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6408,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,177,181],"tags":[40232,84845,40233,38438],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-climate","category-renewable-energy","category-texas","tag-alec","tag-climate","tag-heartland","tag-rps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>States Stand Up To ALEC\u2019s Assault On Renewable Energy: Clean Energy \u2013 26 ALEC - O  - Energy Exchange<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/07\/18\/states-stand-up-to-alecs-assault-on-renewable-energy-clean-energy-26-alec-o\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"States Stand Up To ALEC\u2019s Assault On Renewable Energy: Clean Energy \u2013 26 ALEC - O  - Energy Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Back in March, I wrote about the American Legislative Exchange Council\u2019s (ALEC\u2019s) state-by-state attack on renewable energy. 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