{"id":6835,"date":"2010-03-10T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-introduces-bill-to-create-jobs-and-lower-energy-costs-for-rural-communities\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:23","slug":"merkley-introduces-bill-to-create-jobs-and-lower-energy-costs-for-rural-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-introduces-bill-to-create-jobs-and-lower-energy-costs-for-rural-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley presenta un proyecto de ley para crear empleos y reducir los costos de energ\u00eda para las comunidades rurales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>WASHINGTON DC<\/strong> &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced legislation today to create jobs and lower energy bills for families and small businesses in rural communities by promoting energy-saving home renovations.&nbsp; The Rural Energy Savings Program would assist rural electric co-ops in offering &ldquo;on-bill&rdquo; financing to their customers, allowing families and businesses to repay the loan through savings on their monthly energy bill. Oregon has 18 electric co-ops serving communities across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Original co-sponsors of the Rural Energy Savings Program include Senators Jeff Merkley, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D), and Michael Bennett (D-Colo.).&nbsp; A companion bill in the House of Representatives was introduced by Representatives James Clyburn (D-S.C), Tom Perriello (D-Va.), Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), and John Spratt (D-S.C.).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&ldquo;For our rural communities to recover and thrive in the wake of the economic crisis, we need to put people back to work and lower families&rsquo; expenses, and the Rural Energy Savings Program does both,&rdquo; Senator Merkley said.&nbsp; &ldquo;This program will help the families and businesses in rural areas who can&rsquo;t afford the cost of a home or building renovation by offering them low-cost loans that they can repay out of the money they will save on their energy bills.&rdquo;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;This bill provides for energy conservation, job creation and cost-effective upgrades that will improve consumers&rsquo; quality of life,&rdquo; House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn said.&nbsp; &ldquo;There is such broad support for this initiative because it is a win-win-win proposition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oregon electric cooperatives applaud Senator Merkley for his proposal to encourage energy efficiency and create jobs in our rural communities,&#8221; Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association Executive Director Ted Case said.<br \/>To borrow money to fund local energy-efficiency programs, individual co-ops or state-based groups of co-ops will apply to the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) within the US Department of Agriculture.<br \/>The legislation has also received support from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced legislation today to create jobs and lower energy bills for families and small businesses in rural communities by promoting energy-saving home renovations.&nbsp; The Rural Energy Savings Program would assist rural electric co-ops in offering &ldquo;on-bill&rdquo; 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