If President George W. Bush wins a second term, it’s “more likely” the standoff in the Senate over the comprehensive energy bill will be resolved “sooner rather than later,” according to a key gas industry lobbyist. But the White House occupant “is not the pivotal issue” when it comes to passing energy legislation, countered Charles Swab analyst Christine Tezak. The “incredibly thinly divided Senate” is the key factor.
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NY Power Producers to Press for Reinstating Plant Siting Law
Power producers in the Empire State are preparing to make a full-court press after this November’s elections to get New York State lawmakers to reinstate a power plant siting law that expired at the end of 2002, the CEO of the Independent Power Producers of New York (IPPNY) told NGI.
October 25, 2004
After Florida, Diverse Energy Policies Ahead
While THE vote recount continues and with little change dictatedby the elections in the energy leadership in the House and Senate,energy industry pundits were at leisure to explore energy policyscenarios under Democratic or Republican regimes and potentialcandidates to fill the top slots in either eventuality.
November 13, 2000
After Florida: Diverse Energy Policies
While THE vote count continues and with little change dictatedby the elections in the energy leadership in the House and Senate,energy industry pundits were at leisure to explore energy policyscenarios under Democratic or Republican regimes and potentialcandidates to fill the top slots in either eventuality.
November 9, 2000
Elections Endorse Electric Restructuring
Electric power and business interests throughout California arehailing the overwhelming voter rejection of Prop 9 (72%-28%), theelectric reform initiative that would have crippled California’scomplex pioneering effort at creating a competitive electricitymarket. Similar reactions were echoed on the East Coast whereQuestion 4 in Massachusetts was passed by voters, sustaining itsongoing electricity competition.
November 5, 1998
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