THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ROSS, SCAVELLO, THOMAS, BISHOP, BOYD, B. BOYLE, K. BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BRIGGS, R. BROWN, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, COHEN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CURRY, CUTLER, DALEY, DAVIS, DAY, DEASY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HACKETT, HAHN, HANNA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HARPER, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, F. KELLER, M. K. KELLER, W. KELLER, KILLION, KOTIK, KULA, MAJOR, MALONEY, MANN, MASSER, MATZIE, McGEEHAN, MICCARELLI, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, MUNDY, MURPHY, MURT, NEUMAN, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYTON, PEIFER, PETRI, PRESTON, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, SABATINA, SAMUELSON, SANTARSIERO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SHAPIRO, K. SMITH, M. SMITH, STABACK, STERN, STURLA, TAYLOR, TOBASH, TOOHIL, VEREB, VITALI, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WATSON, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, QUINN, ROCK AND SONNEY, OCTOBER 20, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, OCTOBER 20, 2011  

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 alternative energy portfolio standards

and for portfolio requirements in other states.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Sections 3(b)(2) and 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),

are amended to read:

Section 3.  Alternative energy portfolio standards.

* * *

(b)  Tier I and solar photovoltaic shares.--

* * *

(2)  The total percentage of the electric energy sold by

an electric distribution company or electric generation

supplier to retail electric customers in this Commonwealth

that must be sold from solar photovoltaic technologies is:

(i)  0.0013% for June 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007.

(ii)  0.0030% for June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2008.

(iii)  0.0063% for June 1, 2008, through May 31,

2009.

(iv)  0.0120% for June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010.

(v)  0.0203% for June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011.

(vi)  0.0325% for June 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012.

(vii)  [0.0510%] 0.1500% for June 1, 2012, through

May 31, 2013.

(viii)  [0.0840%] 0.1700% for June 1, 2013, through

May 31, 2014.

(ix)  [0.1440%] 0.2041% for June 1, 2014, through May

31, 2015.

(x)  0.2500% for June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016.

(xi)  0.2933% for June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017.

(xii)  0.3400% for June 1, 2017, through May 31,

2018.

(xiii)  0.3900% for June 1, 2018, through May 31,

2019.

(xiv)  0.4433% for June 1, 2019, through May 31,

2020.

(xv)  0.5000% for June 1, 2020, and thereafter.

* * *

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

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

satisfy another state's renewable energy portfolio standards.

(b)  Solar photovoltaic technology.--To meet the requirements

of this section, all solar photovoltaic technology registered

after January 1, 2012, 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.