[Durham INC] Fwd: [FairfieldSpeaksOut] Solar Bill before NC Leg

Fri Mar 27 11:46:35 EDT 2015

> Hello neighbors. Please see below.
> This bill would make solar power tremendously more affordable for the average North-Carolinian and would enable even low-income families to benefit (financially and environmentally) from solar energy, because they would not have to pay for installation costs upfront. 
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> This would result not only in support of renewable energy and reduce US dependence on oil countries but would support the growth of business and jobs in North Carolina. 
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> Not allowing 3rd-party sales of electricity is counter to the free market that most NC legislators claim to strongly support.
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> Please take 30 seconds to click the link below and ask your legislators to support a truly free market, sustainable energy, and the solar rights of every North-Carolinian.
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> Sincerely,
> Melissa (Rooney)
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>> Date: March 27, 2015 at 11:11:23 AM EDT
>> From: Solarize North Carolina <info at solarize-nc.org <mailto:info at solarize-nc.org>>
>> Reply-To: info at solarize-nc.org <mailto:info at solarize-nc.org>
>> To: mmr121570 at yahoo.com <mailto:mmr121570 at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Huge Solar Bill - We Need Your Help!
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>> Game-Changing Energy Freedom Act
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>> If you support solar in North Carolina, please take a few minutes to support the ENERGY FREEDOM ACT <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uJCw1PJIbaPzlLR%2Bl%2BGRyBr9XdkuQphL>
>> This brand new bill would open up North Carolina for third party sales of electricity (the “no money down” option that has long been available in states that permit competition in the electricity industry).
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>> NC House Bill 245 is a Republican-sponsored bill with bipartisan support. This poll <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JnjpS4McoDtwX2UN9kx29Rr9XdkuQphL> by Conservatives for Clean Energy shows that North Carolinians across the political spectrum support competition and clean solar power. A second poll with similar results is described in the article below. The Energy Freedom Act has the support of Walmart, Target and other big businesses.
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>>  <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=R7v%2BuzVTXz0yta3VQLumqxr9XdkuQphL>But Duke Energy is lobbying furiously to protect its monopoly control over the state. Our legislators need to hear from us!
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>> Simply click the sun to urge your state legislators to support the ENERGY FREEDOM ACT <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4%2BfzwsJy9KsivkNl8WbVAhr9XdkuQphL>.
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>> Share this simple yet powerful action with others by forwarding this email, sharing on Facebook <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NttxQs%2BhJrbf%2By4moZrM4%2BiD6l4EAqr%2F> or finding us on Twitter  <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=h9XNV3v4XNZ%2FsO%2BHeFSgxBr9XdkuQphL>(#NCEnergyFreedom). 
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>> Act now to counter Duke's lobbying!  <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=y5IPWvMGdw2DdIEkR77J0Br9XdkuQphL>
>> Learn More:
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>> Read <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MlDc8qKOst3lyGpuRHxBWOiD6l4EAqr%2F> the text of the bill and track its progress
>> View <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PaTHCKVsp686Q0JvZKzaABr9XdkuQphL> and download NC WARN's flyer on House Bill 245
>> See <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qW9mGxNNNRP0jpi%2BoNlBMRr9XdkuQphL> NC WARN's website for background and more resources
>>  <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LwK%2B7hspeoPX3ETTv0zqDRr9XdkuQphL>
>> Statewide Poll Shows Huge Bipartisan Support for Solar Power & Competition in North Carolina
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>>  Duke Energy flexing its corporate muscle against Big Biz and public support for  Republican-led Energy Freedom Bill   
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>> For the second time in recent weeks, voters across North Carolina’s political spectrum have signaled overwhelming support for solar power and the right to competition instead of remaining captive to Duke Energy’s monopoly.  A poll conducted last week shows that by more than five-to-one, voters “support legislation to allow customers to buy power directly from solar companies.”  
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>> Such competition is at the heart of a bill introduced last week by Representative John Szoka (R-Cumberland) and backed by a bipartisan list of 30 sponsors and cosponsors.  Duke Energy’s squad of staff and contract lobbyists is vigorously clubbing away at the legislation.  The bill threatens the corporation’s very business model, which is based on holding the public and regulators captive as it pursues a “build power plants, raise rates” approach. 
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>> Distributed generation technologies like rooftop solar are rapidly changing the nation’s electric power landscape that was long dominated by monopolies with guaranteed profits.  Studies show that solar growth actually helps all regional customers by knocking down the utility argument for continually raising rates to build more power plants.   
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>> A host of big businesses anchored by Walmart is also backing the Energy Freedom Bill (HB 245) that promotes what’s called third-party sales, under which well-financed, qualified companies install solar power systems on customers’ property for little or no up-front cost, then sell them the electricity at a fixed, long-term rate that’s usually lower than the price charged by the utility. 
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>> Over two dozen states are benefitting from third-party sales legislation, while only five – including North Carolina – attempt to prohibit such competition.  Georgia, Florida and South Carolina are moving toward allowing third-party solar in defiance of the wishes of Duke and other major utilities. 
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>> A February poll commissioned by Conservatives for Clean Energy showed a whopping 82 percent of Republican voters support policies allowing renewable energy choices.  The latest poll shows that 69 percent of voters want to be allowed to purchase power directly from solar companies.  It was conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by NC WARN.  
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>> The fight over solar was highlighted earlier this month by a Washington Post exposé showing that monopoly utilities coordinated a scheme to protect their market control and profits by adding taxes for customers choosing rooftop solar.  When that approach failed in several states, the corporations shifted to targeting politically appointed regulators – “public” utilities commissions – to help thwart the burgeoning growth of solar. 
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>> Duke seems to have been caught off-guard by the Energy Freedom Bill, and is swinging wildly to confuse legislators and the media about third-party sales. 
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>> This legislation could be an extremely positive game-changer that breaks Duke’s monopoly clench over customer rates and leads to a desperately needed decarbonizing of the state’s electricity supply.
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>> Solarize NC, a project of NC WARN <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=a4IKGxebIvNar9nWsg8PMhr9XdkuQphL>
>> solarize-nc.org <http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3wfwMOT4bxVvoUSzhJghtxr9XdkuQphL>
>> info at solarize-nc.org <mailto:info at solarize-nc.org>
>> (919) 416-5077
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