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SB 282: Renewable Energy

GENERAL BILL by Bennett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Margolis

Renewable Energy; Requires each electric utility in the state to collect from each residential, commercial, and industrial customer a designated monthly systems charge. Requires the electric utilities to deposit collected funds into the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Policy Trust Fund. Requires that a purchase contract offered to producers of renewable energy contain payment provisions for energy and capacity based upon a public utility's equivalent cost-recovery rate for certain clean energy projects rather than the utility's full avoided costs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  3. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  4. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/17/2010 Senate • Filed
    1/5/2011 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 30
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 30
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities

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  • SB 282, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/17/2010 at 1:55 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 284 Sustainable & Renewable Energy Policy Trust Fund Bennett Linked Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    Location: In committee/council (CU)     		Track This Bill
    H 219 Renewable Energy Rehwinkel Vasilinda Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ENUS)     		Track This Bill
    H 221 Sustainable & Renewable Energy Policy TF/DEP Rehwinkel Vasilinda Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ENUS)     		Track This Bill
    S 156 Renewable Energy Detert Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    Location: In committee/council (CU)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    366.91 Renewable energy. Page 7 (pdf)
    377.806 Solar Energy System Incentives Program. Page 8 (pdf)
    570.954 Farm-to-fuel initiative. Page 9 (pdf)

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