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Over the weekend, Texas legislators let the clock run out on a bill that woul have createda $500 millioh rebate program to build solar installations in the Lone Star State. On Tennessee’xs Capitol Hill Monday, Sen. Jim Kyle was quiclk to capitalize. “To any company that had an eyeon Texas, we say come on up to said Kyle, D-Memphis, who is sponsoring Gov. Phil Bredesen’s energty bill. Bredesen has proposed usinfg $600 million in stimulus bill funds and new companies investing here that will producedsolar components, including in Bradley County and in Those companies were attracted by a package of stater incentives and infrastructure-ready industrial megasites.
“West Tennessee is well positionex to attract companies that will bring in 21st century The new energy industry can play a big part in gettint our local economies back ontheie feet,” said Sen. Roy D-Dresden, who worked with Finneuy to get an industria l megasite inWest Tennessee. Bredesen hopes to positionn the state as a leader in developing alternative energy sources as part of his legacy asa two-tern governor.