Feb. 19, 2008: Global Warming Panel AgreesMedia Clip
Posted February 19th, 2008 by ElenaVelkov
The Wisconsin Task Force on Global Wamring reached its initial recommendations, debating many elements. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The thorny issue of whether monopoly power companies should profit from energy efficiency nearly prevented unanimous support for a series of recommendations adopted by the state's global warming task force Tuesday. Papermakers objected to changing the way utilities earn their profit to reward energy efficiency. Energy-intensive industries such as NewPage Corp. that are already investing in energy efficiency want to see lower energy costs, not higher rates, paper council President Jeff Landin said. At issue is a plan that state regulators will develop to allow utilities to continue to profit even as revenue falls, as the state implements aggressive moves to boost the energy efficiency of Wisconsin businesses and homes. |
