Sentence examples for electricity legislation from inspiring English sources

He vetoed debatable electricity legislation, instead of just raising doubts about the diminished regulatory oversight it would bring.

With each green light that blinked last week on the General Assembly voting boards approving electricity legislation, Gov. Pat Quinn's influence with lawmakers seemed to fade.

But the chairman of the conference committee, Senator Pete V. Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, said tonight that negotiators were still thrashing out agreements on central elements of the bill, like electricity legislation, increased use of ethanol, aid for an Alaska natural gas pipeline and industry tax breaks.

New electricity legislation will avoid a firm commitment to banish coal and gas by the 2030s.

We are scheduled to take up electricity deregulation legislation soon in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

With the potential for a federal Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) legislation, many states are seeking to intensify their renewable energy generation.

He was sending a signal to members of Congress from states that are dependent on mining coal or that burn it for electricity that any legislation he supported would accommodate their concerns.

"ALEC" refers to the American Legislative Exchange Council, which has worked with the libertarian Heartland Institute to craft model repeal legislation, the Electricity Freedom Act.

The Commission says that this measure is necessary, as the increased use of biomass to produce electricity, encouraged by climate legislation, is damaging air quality.

The model legislation, the "Electricity Freedom Act," claims these requirements--currently on the books in 29 states and the District of Columbia--will dramatically drive up electricity rates.

On the contrary, it seems that Maine's electrical revolution will pass unnoticed.Under the legislation, which uncoupled electricity production from transmission and distribution, the state's two chief electric utility companies were required to sell their power plants.