Statement of the National Hydropower Association on House Passage of H.R. 6049

Linda Church Ciocci, NHA executive director, today issued the following statement: 

“NHA applauds the House for the leadership it demonstrated this week in approving H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, which contains much needed incentives for new development from hydropower and ocean, tidal and instream hydrokinetic technologies.” 

“We now urge the Senate to move quickly on the renewable energy tax package. For increased renewable energy production, for growth in green jobs across the county, for a secure energy future – the time to act is now.”    

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NHA is a non-profit national association dedicated exclusively to advancing the interests of the U.S. hydropower industry, including the new waterpower technologies – ocean, tidal and instream hydrokinetic technologies.  The association represents 61 percent of domestic, non-federal conventional hydroelectric capacity in the U.S.  Its membership consists of more than 140 organizations including public utilities, investor-owned utilities, independent power producers, developers, equipment manufacturers, environmental and engineering consultants, and attorneys.