Federal Update: States Rights FIT Bill introduced in U.S. Senate - Clean Coalition

Federal Update: States Rights FIT Bill introduced in U.S. Senate

The bill seeks to clarify that states have the right to pursue feed-in tariff programs for clean, renewable energy.

Craig Lewis


In early October, US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a bill that would remove federal preemption issues around states authority to enact feed-in tariffs (FITs). The bill has 6 original co-sponsors including Senators Tom Harkin of Iowa, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, his fellow Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, Bill Nelson of Florida, and Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

The “Let the States Innovate on Sustainable Energy Act of 2010” seeks to clarify that states have the right to pursue feed-in tariff programs for clean, renewable energy. The FITC has drafted a letter of support for this legislation,which you can download here. We are currently conducting targeted outreach to business and organizational leaders to add co-signers to our letter. If you are a business or organizational leader and would like to sign our letter, please emailAction@FITCoalition.comwith your complete contact info (name, title, company/organization, city, state, zip, email, phone). We are particularly interested in entities outside of CA.

Craig Lewis

Founder and Executive Director

Craig founded the Clean Coalition in 2009 and has over 30 years of experience in policy and technology innovation, including the proliferation of Solar Microgrids and Community Microgrids. Prior to founding the Clean Coalition, Craig held numerous positions in the wireless, semiconductor, banking, and renewable energy industries. Previously VP of Government Relations at GreenVolts, he was the first to successfully navigate a solar project through California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard solicitation process. Craig was energy policy lead on Steve Westly’s 2006 California gubernatorial campaign. His resume includes senior government relations, corporate development, and marketing positions at leading wireless, semiconductor, and banking companies such as Qualcomm, Ericsson, and Barclays Bank. Craig received an MBA and MSEE from the University of Southern California and a BSEE from the University of California, Berkeley.

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