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==Opposing renewable energy targets==
The ''New York Times'' reported on December 14, 2007 that Edison Electric Institute (EEI) led the lobbying opposition to a provision in a federal energy bill that would have required utilities nationwide to produce 15 percent of their electricity from renewable sources. EEI implemented an extensive lobbying campaign against the provision, warning Republican Senators and the White House that the bill would cause sharp increases in electric rates. The provision was eventually stripped out of the bill, and a weaker version without renewable energy requirements passed the Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007 by a margin of 86-8. <ref>John M. Broder, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/washington/14energy.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin "Industry Flexes Muscle, Weaker Energy Bill Passes"], ''New York Times'', Washington section. December 14, 2007.</ref>
==Funding==
In its 2007 contributions report Xcel Energy disclosed that it contributed $700,296 to EEI.<ref name="Xcel2007">Xcel Energy, [http://www.xcelenergy.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/2007PoliticalContributionsReport.pdf "Xcel Energy’s 2007 Political Contributions Report"], Xcel Energy website, January 29, 2008.</ref>:
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===External articles===
*Pamela M. Prah, "[http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=338236 Govs' parties to fund 2010 races]," Stateline.org, September 3, 2008.
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