S0025B0016A04638 SS1 BIL:JMM 12/03/07 #90 A04638 AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 25 (SP.SESS. NO. 1) Sponsor: SENATOR WAUGH Printer's No. 16 1 Amend Title, page 1, line 9, by striking out "source."" and 2 inserting 3 source"; and further providing for alternative energy 4 portfolio standards. 5 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 2, by inserting between lines 23 6 and 24 7 Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (ii), the term 8 "low-impact hydropower" shall also include a hydroelectric 9 development which has a nameplate capacity of 21 megawatts or 10 less and has a license issued by the Federal Energy 11 Regulatory Commission for the hydropower source on or prior 12 to January 1, 1984, and was held in whole or in part by a 13 municipality located wholly within this Commonwealth or by an 14 electric cooperative wholly within this Commonwealth on July 15 1, 2007. 16 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 3, line 13, by striking out ", 17 lignins 18 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 3, line 13, by inserting after 19 "residues." 20 Biomass energy shall also mean the generation of electricity 21 utilizing by-products of the pulping process and wood 22 manufacturing process, including bark, wood chips, sawdust and 23 lignins in spent pulping liquors, provided the electricity is 24 generated within this Commonwealth. 25 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 5, line 4, by striking out the 26 bracket before "(6)" 27 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 5, line 7, by striking out all of 28 said line and inserting
1 liquors if the electricity is generated outside of 2 this Commonwealth. 3 Amend Bill, page 5, by inserting between lines 9 and 10 4 Section 2. Section 3(b) of the act, amended July 17, 2007 5 (P.L.114, No.35), is amended to read: 6 Section 3. Alternative energy portfolio standards. 7 * * * 8 (b) Tier I and solar photovoltaic shares.-- 9 (1) Two years after the effective date of this act, at 10 least 1.5% of the electric energy sold by an electric 11 distribution company or electric generation supplier to 12 retail electric customers in this Commonwealth shall be 13 generated from Tier I alternative energy sources. Except as 14 provided in this section, the minimum percentage of electric 15 energy required to be sold to retail electric customers from 16 alternative energy sources shall increase to 2% three years 17 after the effective date of this act. The minimum percentage 18 of electric energy required to be sold to retail electric 19 customers from alternative energy sources shall increase by 20 at least 0.5% each year so that at least 8% of the electric 21 energy sold by an electric distribution company or electric 22 generation supplier to retail electric customers in that 23 certificated territory in the 15th year after the effective 24 date of this subsection is sold from Tier I alternative 25 energy resources. 26 (1.1) In addition to any increase under paragraph (1), 27 the commission shall annually increase the percentage share 28 of Tier I alternative energy sources required to be sold by 29 an electric distribution company or electric generation 30 supplier under paragraph (1), by an amount equal to the 31 amount of additional Tier I alternative energy credits 32 created under the provisions of the act adding this 33 paragraph. 34 (2) The total percentage of the electric energy sold by 35 an electric distribution company or electric generation 36 supplier to retail electric customers in this Commonwealth 37 that must be sold from solar photovoltaic technologies is: 38 (i) 0.0013% for June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007. 39 (ii) 0.0030% for June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2008. 40 (iii) 0.0063% for June 1, 2008, through May 31, 41 2009. 42 (iv) 0.0120% for June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010. 43 (v) 0.0203% for June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011. 44 (vi) 0.0325% for June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012. 45 (vii) 0.0510% for June 1, 2012, through May 31, 46 2013. 47 (viii) 0.0840% for June 1, 2013, through May 31, 48 2014. 49 (ix) 0.1440% for June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015. 50 (x) 0.2500% for June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016. 51 (xi) 0.2933% for June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017. 52 (xii) 0.3400% for June 1, 2017, through May 31, 53 2018. 54 (xiii) 0.3900% for June 1, 2018, through May 31, 55 2019. 56 (xiv) 0.4433% for June 1, 2019, through May 31, 57 2020. SB0025A04638 - 2 -
1 (xv) 0.5000% for June 1, 2020, and thereafter. 2 (3) Upon commencement of the beginning of the 6th 3 reporting year, the commission shall undertake a review of 4 the compliance by electric distribution companies and 5 electric generation suppliers with the requirements of this 6 act. The review shall also include the status of alternative 7 energy technologies within this Commonwealth and the capacity 8 to add additional alternative energy resources. The 9 commission shall use the results of this review to recommend 10 to the General Assembly additional compliance goals beyond 11 year 15. The commission shall work with the department in 12 evaluating the future alternative energy resource potential. 13 * * * 14 Amend Sec. 2, page 5, line 10, by striking out "2" and 15 inserting 16 3 L3L90BIL/SB0025A04638 - 3 -