TEXAS Bill, could heat up solar power in Texas

Bill, funding could heat up solar power use in Texas - Fort Worth Business Press: "BY JOHN-LAURENT TRONCHE
February 15, 2010
Two congressmen unveiled proposed legislation that encourages the installation of 10 million solar systems on the roofs of homes and businesses during the next decade, which could help Texas launch an energy industry that to date has lagged behind others.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., proposed a bill that would mimic rebate programs in California and New Jersey, the No. 1 and No. 2 states, respectively, in installed solar photovoltaic systems, that could cover up to half the cost of a solar photovoltaic system or solar water heating system.
“A dramatic expansion of solar power is a clean and economical way to help break our dependence on foreign oil, reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, improve our geopolitical position, and create good-paying green jobs,” Sanders said in a statement."