With more than $11 billion in subsidies up for grabs, Congress and state governor's offices are getting lots of attention from lobbyists as the solar and wind energy industries maneuver for the lions' share.
The Solar Energy Industries Association spent $540,000 on lobbying in the second quarter of this year, which is more than it spent on lobbyists in all of 2007.
Solar representatives believe that they can create more jobs than other alternative energy sectors, so they should get a bigger slice of that pie.
Chevron Corp. spent $6 million in the second-quarter alone. The oil and gas industry spent $44.5 million lobbying Congress and federal agencies in the first three months of this year.
The stimulus package included $118 million for wind energy and $400 million for geothermal companies. Solar also received $117.6 million for research and development, with the goal of making panels cheaper and more efficient.
The stimulus money already doled out pales in comparison to the $11 billion now up for grabs.
Solar companies have already moved quickly to take advantage of government tax credits passed last year. Solar panels are popping up in New Jersey and other states that are hardly known for an abundance of sunlight.
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