Congress Takes On Energy

Published Wednesday, July 01, 2009

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 was passed by the House of Representatives on June 26 with a vote of 219-212. Passage of the bill, also known as H.R. 2454 or the Waxman-Markey bill, after its primary sponsors, Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), has caused a considerable stir across the political spectrum, in the press and online, primarily over its cost and its creation of a cap-and-trade system for carbon-dioxide emissions. But the bill is also loaded with provisions for improving energy efficiency that will significantly impact the electrical industry. The debate moves ...

Congress Takes On Energy

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