Act NOW to Save Solar, Call Congress

Act Now To Save Solar!
ASES Action Alert

We need to make sure that renewable energy receives the support of Congress. Unfortunately, it appears that this may not occur unless WE ACT NOW.

Speaker Pelosi has stated that before Congress adjourns on November 16th, it must pass an energy bill. Great so far.

On Thursday morning, Senate Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi decided to drop the renewable energy standard AND THE TAX TITLE out of the energy bill. Without the tax title there can be no extension of the investment tax credit for solar and no extension of the production tax credit for wind energy.

In short, this means that our Congressional Leadership is going to vote on an energy bill with ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for renewable energy. Eliminating the pro-solar provision from the Energy Act of 2005 JUST AS THE SOLAR INDUSTRY IS STARTING TO RAMP UP. Likewise the elimination of the Production Tax Credit will halt new wind development.

THIS ON-AGAIN-OFF-AGAIN SUPPORT MUST STOP. TIME IS SHORT.

ASES, along with many others, encourages you to pick up the phone and contact your congressional representatives. Please call their Washington offices and tell your Representatives and Senators to demand that Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi include the 8-year extension for the solar investment tax credit and the production tax credit in the energy bill.

Tell them that the challenges we face need to be addressed and these tax titles MUST be included.

If you want to say more here are some additional talking points:

Clean energy means jobs. ASES' report released this week demonstrates that the 8.5 million Americans working in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries today, can grow to 40 million jobs by 2030 IF WE HAVE FEDERAL LEADERSHIP!

America needs carbon-free, local, renewable energy now!
The solution to global warming is to be found in the transition to a sustainable energy economy.

Energy independence comes from growing these industries, NOT FROM PULLING THE CARPET OUT FROM UNDER THEM.

Thank you for your support.


The American Solar Energy Society

Carolyn Beach,
American Solar Energy Society
303.443.3130 x107


The bill numbers are: Senate HR6 and House HR3221