Dear Representative:

The Electric Utility Deregulation bill, with the Wise Amendment, now being
considered in the Iowa House will not help or protect Iowa¹s environment.

The present version leaves hardly any funding for energy efficiency
programs. The $38 million now being spent by utility companies on current
energy efficiency measures would end, to be replaced by as little as $3
million in energy efficiency programs by the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources (DNR).

The bill, with the Wise Amendment, is purported by its proponents to
encourage the development, in Iowa, of greater renewable energy, like wind
power, biomass or other sources. Some funds are set aside for that purpose.
But if a renewable producer gets a grant from those funds, that producer has
to sell that power to retail electric companies for less than the price of
coal-produced electricity. That's right they must sell their clean power for
less than dirty coal power!

Energy efficiency remains the very best way to reduce damaging impacts on
our environment. Proponents are saying the Electric Utility Deregulation
bill in the House is good for the environment. That¹s bull feathers!

As it is now, the bill, with the Wise Amendment, does not help or protect
Iowa¹s environment. We should kill the deregulation bill this year and try
again next year.

Lyle Krewson
Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter
Lobbyist

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Lyle Krewson
6403 Aurora Avenue #3
Des Moines, IA 50322-2862

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