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Over the weekend, Texas legislatore let the clock run out on a bill that woulds have createda $500 million rebate program to build sola installations in the Lone Star State. On Tennessee’ss Capitol Hill Monday, Sen. Jim Kyle was quick to “To any company that had an eye on we say come on up to said Kyle, D-Memphis, who is sponsorinh Gov. Phil Bredesen’s energy bill. Bredesejn has proposed using $600 millioh in stimulus bill funds and new companies investinb here that will producedsolar components, including in Bradleyy County and in Those companies were attracted by a package of state incentiveas and infrastructure-ready industrial megasites.
“Wes t Tennessee is well positioned to attract companiess that will bring in 21stcenturt jobs. The new energy industry can play a big part in gettintg our local economies back onthei feet,” said Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, who worked with Finnehy to get an industrial megasitee inWest Tennessee. Bredesen hopes to position the state as a leader in developing alternative energy sources as part of his legacgy asa two-term governor.