Congressional votes Nov.27-Dec. 3
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
HOUSE VOTES:GAS TURBINES EFFICIENCY: The House passed legislation (H.R. 3029), sponsored by Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., to establish a demonstration program on gas turbines used in power generation systems. Proponents said: "The goal of this bill is to develop systems that achieve up to 65 percent efficiency. The energy and fuel savings created by more efficient turbines will help ratepayers save more than a billion dollars per year in fuel costs alone." The vote, on Dec. 1, was 266 yeas to 118 nays.
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