State Legislative ACTION ALERT: Misuse of Ratepayer Money
Posted on June 22, 2015 by Jeff Bissonnette
Tags, Energy
As part of your monthly bill for electric and/or gas, you pay a small amount to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy BUT guess what? The Oregon legislature is once again trying to re-direct ratepayer money away from energy efficiency and renewable energy. And we need your help to stop them.
In their rush to put together a transportation package in the waning days of the session, the legislature is proposing re-directing $14.8 million away from efficiency in schools and investments in small-scale renewable energy projects like solar and geothermal to fund electric vehicles.
CUB is a strong supporter of electric vehicles and believes they hold a lot of promise. But it makes no sense to take ratepayer dollars away from basic investments like efficiency and renewable energy.
It would be a big help if you could take a moment to send an email or make a call to your state representative and state senator telling them to oppose taking your dollars away from energy efficiency (especially in schools) and renewable energy.
Normally, we would provide a link to some proposed legislation so you could look at the language yourself. But that’s another problem with this process. It’s all being talked about behind closed doors. But everyone acknowledges that ratepayer money is definitely on the table and the legislature is trying to push through a deal at the last minute. That’s why we need you to call or email your state legislators right now.
You can find contact information for your state legislators here. Please take a second and contact them right now. Tell them “do not take ratepayer money away from energy efficiency and renewable energy as part of any transportation package.” Let us know what you hear back.
Thanks, as always, for your support. Your phone calls and emails always make a big difference and hopefully the legislature will listen again.
We will keep you informed as we get more information. In the meantime…Call your legislator!
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