SOLAR BILL UP FOR KEY VOTE TODAY.Byline: Harrison Sheppard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO - A bill that would provide incentives for homeowners and businesses to install solar-power systems comes up for a key committee vote today, just as California enters the summer peak times for energy usage. The incentives include rebates and tax breaks on the purchase of solar- energy systems, and would allow those who install such systems to sell excess electricity back into the power grid. ``The time has come for California to move into the solar age,'' said Sen. Kevin Murray For the California State Senator, see . For the member (Volunteer) in the Irish Republican Army, see and List of members of the Irish Republican Army. Kevin 'Bulldog' Murray , D-Culver City, one of the bill's co-authors. ``With the energy crisis that we just had, this could provide us some independence, (and) it cleans our air.'' The bill, being considered today by the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications committee, is backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] , but opposed by Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. . The utility has expressed support for the concept of solar power, but objects to several provisions of the program. Edison argues that the program focuses on the most-expensive form of solar technology, and that nonsolar customers would be unfairly subsidizing part of the program. ``If the bill were amended to address the concerns ... SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland believes (it) would represent a positive step forward both to improve and reduce the costs of solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. and to improve the environmental performance of California's electricity system,'' the company wrote in a recent letter to the Senate committee. Murray said he is negotiating with the utility to address some of its concerns. The bill, called the Million Solar Roofs Initiative, would provide enough incentives to generate 3,000 megawatts of power for the grid within 10 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time equivalent of 1 million residential and commercial systems. Those who install such systems would receive significant rebates on the purchase price and could deduct 7.5 percent of the cost from their state taxes. They also would be able to sell excess power into the grid, which advocates say would most likely be generated when it is sunniest - during the hot summer months when power usage also peaks because of increased air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. usage. During those peak times, advocates also argue, the solar systems solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. would help limit pollution by reducing the need to put older and dirtier power plants into use to meet demand. Harrison Sheppard, (916) 446-6723 harrison.sheppard(at)dailynews.com |
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