Legislative

Under the Dome: Inside Your Statehouse 04/04/2013

Conversations with Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives Shap Smith

Vermont Access Network (VAN): State House Coverage - Lyme Disease 04/03/2013

Meeting On Lyme Disease at the Vermont State House

Congressman Peter Welch: Roundtable to Announce Renewable Energy Legislation 04/01/2013

Rep. Peter Welch announces legislation affecting the financing of renewable energy projects in Vermont and throughout the country.
At AllEarth Renewables in Williston, Welch outlined his Master Limited Partnership Parity Act, which would allow renewable energy companies to take advantage of a key financing tool used by the energy sector known as master limited partnerships (MLPs). For nearly 30 years, MLPs have driven investment in oil, gas, and coal projects. Under current law, renewable energy projects cannot take advantage of MLPs. Welch’s bill expands the definition of qualified projects to include renewable energy.

An MLP is a business structure that is taxed as a partnership, but whose ownership interests are traded like corporate stock on a market. Whereas profit from publicly traded C corporations is taxed at both the corporate level and the shareholder level, income from MLPs is taxed only at the shareholder level because it is treated as a partnership for tax purposes.

Welch was joined for the announcement by representatives from AllEarth Renewables, Draker Solar, Nuñez Electric, Northern Power Systems, Encore Redevelopment, Green Lantern Capital, and Engineers Construction.

Under the Dome: Conversations with Your Legislators: Rep. Tim Jerman (D) 04/01/2013

Legislative Studio Interview with Representative Tim Jerman (D) form Chittenden 8-2, Essex. Rep. Jerman is Clerk of the Natural Resources and Energy Committee.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Energy Efficiency Program - On-Bill Financing 03/29/2013

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is joined by Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and a member of the Wagner family, owners of Waggy’s store and deli, the first business to participate in the innovative financing program that helps pay for energy efficiency improvements. The deli is the first business to participate in the program that lets customers take advantage of savings on their monthly utility bills to pay for energy-saving improvements.

Authorized by a Sanders provision in a 2011 energy bill, a $1 million grant to the Burlington Electric Department helped launch the on-bill financing program.

Under the Dome: Conversations with Your Legislators: Rep. Terry Macaig (D) and Jean O'Sullivan (D) 03/25/2013

Legislative Studio Interview with Rep. Terry Macaig (D) and Jean O'Sullivan (D).

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Legislative Committee On Senate Transportation - Bill H. 510 03/21/2013

Legislative Committee on Senate Transportation - Bill H. 510 on Gas Tax

Under the Dome: Inside Your Statehouse 03/21/2013

Converstaions with Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives Shap Smith

Legislative Report: Hosts Dave Sharpe and Joey Donovan with Rep. Patrick Brennan 03/18/2013

Hosts, Reps. Dave Sharpe (D) and Joey Donovan (D). Guest Patrick Brennan (R).

Under the Dome: Conversations with Your Legislators: Rep. Curt McCormack (D/W) and Rep. Suzi Wizowaty (D) 03/18/2013

Legislative Studio Interview with Reps. Curt McCormack (D/W), House Committee on Natural Resources and Energy and Suzi Wizowaty (D), House Committee on Judiciary.

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