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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 88

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allowing electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives to include energy derived from garbage and certain waste in satisfying renewable portfolio standards.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, an electric utility or retail electric cooperative is subject to

certain requirements for ensuring that, in a given year, a specified percentage of the

electricity that the utility or cooperative sells to retail customers is derived from

renewable resources. Such requirements are commonly referred to as renewable

portfolio standards. Current law defines "renewable resource" as an electrical

energy source that derives energy from specified sources, including biomass.

Current law defines "biomass" as a source that derives energy from any of the

following: 1) wood or plant material or residue; 2) biological waste; 3) crops grown for

use as an electrical energy source; or 4) landfill gases. However, except for certain

refuse-derived fuel used in a facility that was in service before January 1, 1998,

current law excludes garbage and nonvegetation-based industrial, commercial, and

household waste from the definition of "biomass." As a result, a utility or cooperative

may not include electricity derived from garbage and such waste in determining

whether the utility or cooperative has satisfied renewable portfolio standards.

This bill changes the definition of "biomass" so that it includes, rather than

excludes, garbage and such waste. As a result, a utility or cooperative may include

electricity derived from garbage and such waste in determining whether the utility

or cooperative has satisfied renewable portfolio standards.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Gunderson (R) , Hubler (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Montgomery (R) , Mursau (R) , Petrowski (R) , Soletski (D) , Townsend (R) , Wood (I) , Ziegelbauer (I)

3 cosponsors

Jauch (D) , Plale (D) , Schultz (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hubler, Soletski, Ziegelbauer, Berceau, Jorgensen, Wood, Montgomery, Petrowski, A. Ott, Gunderson, Townsend, Mursau and Ballweg;Cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Plale and Schultz

  2. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Mar 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1