H1203B1668A01448 AJM:CDM 06/12/07 #90 A01448 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1203 Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HORNAMAN Printer's No. 1668 1 Amend Title, page 1, line 8, by striking out "the definition 2 of "force majeure,"" and inserting 3 definitions, 4 Amend Sec. 1, page 1, lines 14 through 16, by striking out 5 all of said lines and inserting 6 Section 1. The definitions of "alternative energy credit," 7 "force majeure" and "Tier I alternative energy source" in 8 section 2 of the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), 9 known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, are 10 amended to read: 11 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 1, by inserting after line 20 12 "Alternative energy credit." A tradable instrument that is 13 used to establish, verify and monitor compliance with this act. 14 A unit of credit shall equal one megawatt hour of electricity 15 from an alternative energy source. The alternative energy credit 16 shall remain the property of the alternative energy system until 17 the alternative energy credit is voluntarily transferred by the 18 alternative energy system. 19 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 3, line 4, by inserting after 20 "eliminated." 21 Commission modification of the electric distribution company or 22 electric generation supplier obligations under this act shall be 23 for that compliance period only. Commission modification shall 24 not automatically reduce the obligation for subsequent 25 compliance years. If the commission modifies the electric 26 distribution company or electric generation supplier obligations 27 under this act, the commission may require the electric 28 distribution company or electric generation supplier to acquire 29 additional alternative energy credits in subsequent years 30 equivalent to the obligation reduced due to a force majeure 31 declaration if the commission determines that sufficient 32 alternative energy credits exist in the marketplace. 33 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2), page 3, by inserting between lines 5
1 and 6 2 "Tier I alternative energy source." Energy derived from: 3 (1) Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy. 4 (2) Wind power. 5 (3) Low-impact hydropower. 6 (4) Geothermal energy. 7 (5) Biologically derived methane gas. 8 (6) Fuel cells. 9 (7) Biomass energy. 10 (8) Coal mine methane. 11 * * * 12 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 3), page 3, line 28, by inserting a 13 bracket before "Of" 14 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 3), page 3, line 30, by striking out 15 "[for]:" and inserting 16 for:] The total percentage of the electric energy sold by an 17 electric distribution company or an electric generation supplier 18 to retail electric customers in this Commonwealth that must be 19 sold from solar photovoltaic technologies is: 20 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 3), page 4, lines 23 through 27, by 21 striking out "through May 31," in line 23 and all of lines 24 22 through 27 and inserting 23 and thereafter. 24 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 4), page 7, lines 21 and 22, by striking 25 out "Pike County Light and Power Company and Pennsylvania Power 26 Company." and inserting 27 all Pennsylvania electric distribution companies and 28 electric generation suppliers. 29 Amend Sec. 2 (Sec. 5), page 8, line 3, by striking out "be 30 "trued-up"" and inserting 31 receive full retail value for all energy produced F12L90AJM/HB1203A01448 - 2 -