PRINTER'S NO. 2028
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1343
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, ARGALL, YUDICHAK, RAFFERTY, BROWNE,
VULAKOVICH AND STEFANO, JULY 28, 2016
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JULY 28, 2016
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213),
entitled, "An act providing for the sale of electric energy
generated from renewable and environmentally beneficial
sources, for the acquisition of electric energy generated
from renewable and environmentally beneficial sources by
electric distribution and supply companies and for the powers
and duties of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission,"
further providing for portfolio requirements in other states.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of the act of November 30, 2004
(P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio
Standards Act, amended July 17, 2007 (P.L.114, No.35), is
amended to read:
Section 4. Portfolio requirements in other states.
(a) General rule.--If an electric distribution supplier or
electric generation company provider sells electricity in any
other state and is subject to renewable energy portfolio
requirements in that state, they shall list any such requirement
and shall indicate how it satisfied those renewable energy
portfolio requirements. To prevent double-counting, the electric
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distribution supplier or electric generation company shall not
satisfy Pennsylvania's alternative energy portfolio requirements
using alternative energy used to satisfy another state's
portfolio requirements or alternative energy credits already
purchased by individuals, businesses or government bodies that
do not have a compliance obligation under this act unless the
individual, business or government body sells those credits to
the electric distribution company or electric generation
supplier. Energy derived from alternative energy sources inside
the geographical boundaries of this Commonwealth shall be
eligible to meet the compliance requirements under this act.
Energy derived from alternative energy sources located outside
the geographical boundaries of this Commonwealth but within the
service territory of a regional transmission organization that
manages the transmission system in any part of this Commonwealth
shall only be eligible to meet the compliance requirements of
electric distribution companies or electric generation suppliers
located within the service territory of the same regional
transmission organization. For purposes of compliance with this
act, alternative energy sources located in the PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C. regional transmission organization (PJM)
or its successor service territory shall be eligible to fulfill
compliance obligations of all Pennsylvania electric distribution
companies and electric generation suppliers. Energy derived from
alternative energy sources located outside the service territory
of a regional transmission organization that manages the
transmission system in any part of this Commonwealth shall not
be eligible to meet the compliance requirements of this act.
Electric distribution companies and electric generation
suppliers shall document that this energy was not used to
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satisfy another state's renewable energy portfolio standards.
(b) Solar photovoltaic technology.--To meet the requirements
of this section, all solar photovoltaic technology within the
geographical boundaries of this Commonwealth shall directly
deliver the electricity it generates to the distribution system
operated by an electric distribution company operating within
this Commonwealth and currently obligated to meet the compliance
requirements contained in this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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