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Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED IF EVERYBODY CAN FIND A CHAIR. GOOD MORNING. TODAY'S HEARING EXAMINES TAX REFORM AND FEDERAL ENERGY POLICY AND CONSIDERS...
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Wyden, Ronald "Ron" Lee - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
ABOUT WHAT GOES ON HERE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, INCLUDING WHEN, IN FACT, THE SENATE SESSION MAY WRAP UP FOR THIS YEAR, BUT I JUST WANT TO NOTE...
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Arvizu, Dan - Director
ARVIZO, GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS HOW ENERGY EFFICIENCY...
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Nadel, Steven - Executive Director
NAD EL GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> FIRST I WANTED TO SECOND SENATOR WYDEN'S COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR BINGMAN FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE...
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Wagner, Mark - Vice President
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS MARK WAGNER FROM JOHNSON CONTROLS, AN ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY. FOR YEARS COMPANIES LIKE...
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| 00:26:39 |
Golden, Matt - Chairman and Principal
ON THE ROLE OF TAX INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. I COME AS BOTH AN ADVOCATE TO BRING INVESTORS AND CAPITAL TO THE MARKET AND AS A LICENSED...
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| 00:31:41 |
Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
TO QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR STATEMENTS. LET ME START WITH A FEW QUESTIONS AND THEN DEFER TO SENATOR WYDEN AND...
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| 00:32:49 |
Nadel, Steven - Executive Director
ENERGY EFFICIENCY WAY? >> THANK YOU. YES, WE ADVOCATE INITIAL INCENTIVES FOR FIVE YEARS BUT THEN TAKING STOCK OF THE MARKET AND HOW IT'S DOING. ...
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Wagner, Mark - Vice President
OR SHOULD WE DO NEITHER? >> WELL, I THINK WE'VE GOT A COUPLE DIFFERENT APPROACHES. ONE IS CERTAINLY A HOME STAR AND THE BUILDING STAR APPROACH WHERE...
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| 00:37:00 |
Wyden, Ronald "Ron" Lee - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
DEBATE. WE'RE, OF COURSE, DETECT INTERSECTION BETWEEN ENERGY POLICY AND TAX POLICY. AND THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS YEAR, I THINK, MADE...
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| 00:39:38 |
Arvizu, Dan - Director
OF ATTENTION. THIS IS A COMPLEX AREA, CLEARLY. ONE THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT WE SHOULD BE MAKING DECISIONS BASED ON THE BEST INFORMATION AND BEST ...
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| 00:41:57 |
Nadel, Steven - Executive Director
RENEWABLE ENERGY HAVING TEMPORARY BREAKS. SOME OTHER SOURCES HAVE PRMT ONES. I WOULD ADVOCATE THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD BE PUT ON THIS FIVE-YEAR SCHEDULE....
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Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP NOT JUST ON THIS COMMITTEE BUT ON THE ENERGY COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE REALLY, I THINK, PROVIDED THE DIRECTION TO OUR COUNTRY...
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| 00:46:13 |
Wagner, Mark - Vice President
TIME. IT MAY TAKE A YEAR OR MORE TO JUST DESIGN THE EFFORT AND THEN INTO CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. AND IF YOU'RE TRYING TO -- IF YOU SEE THE END OF THE TAX...
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| 00:48:00 |
Nadel, Steven - Executive Director
AND TENDS TO CREATE A LOT MORE JOBS THAN SAY INVESTMENTS IN MINING, DRILLING, NEW POWER PLANTS, ET CETERA. SO WE'VE ALWAYS FOUND THAT FOR EACH MILLION...
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Golden, Matt - Chairman and Principal
WHOLE PERFORMANCE RESOURCE CENTER CONDUCTED IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS SHOWED 90% OF MATERIALS USED IN THE SECTOR ARE BEING PRODUCED -- NOT JUST CONSTRUCTION...
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Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
HOPEFUL THAT ANY DEAL TO ADDRESS THE FISCAL CLIFF WILL AT LEAST INCLUDE A PATHWAY FOR US TO GET TO COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. AND YOU'VE...
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| 00:51:32 |
Golden, Matt - Chairman and Principal
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND PROJECTS IS REALLY A CRITICAL ASPECT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANY TAX POLICY IN AN INDUSTRY LIKE THE HOME PERFORMANCE INDUSTRY...
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Nadel, Steven - Executive Director
AND IF THEY QUALIFY. IF YOU TRY TO MAKE IT VERY BROAD YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL THAT YOU REALLY ARE PROMOTING THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND NOT BUSINESS...
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Wagner, Mark - Vice President
PERFORMANCE-BASED AND THEN HAVING -- PARTICULARLY FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. HAVING A PROCESS THAT -- WHERE YOU VERIFY THE SAVINGS I THINK IS REALLY...
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| 00:53:32 |
Arvizu, Dan - Director
DISCUSSION. AND I WOULD VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE THAT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT OBJECTIVES WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THERE...
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| 00:57:12 |
Carper, Thomas "Tom" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
PANEL. HOW DO WE STRUCTURE THESE TAX INCENTIVES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T JUST HAVE THEM EXPIRE AND EXTEND ENDLESSLY. ONE OF THE PROVISIONS THAT SENATOR...
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Golden, Matt - Chairman and Principal
MR. GOLDEN. >> SO I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. EFFICIENCY SUPPORTS 25-C BUT WE DO RECOMMEND SOME IMPROVEMENTS, AND WITHOUT GETTING SPECIFICS, AT THE CURRENT LEVELS,...
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Nadel, Steven - Executive Director
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Wagner, Mark - Vice President
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Arvizu, Dan - Director
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Bingaman, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
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Wagner, Mark - Vice President
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Nadel, Steven - Executive Director
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Arvizu, Dan - Director
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Carper, Thomas "Tom" R. - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
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Golden, Matt - Chairman and Principal
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Wagner, Mark - Vice President
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Nadel, Steven - Executive Director
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Arvizu, Dan - Director
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