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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 47

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Relating to: renewable energy requirements for retail electric utilities and cooperatives.

Cooperative associations Electric utility Electricity Energy conservation Environmental protection

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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, a retail electric utility or cooperative (electric provider) is

subject to certain requirements for ensuring that, in a given year, a specified

percentage of the electricity that the electric provider sells to retail customers or

members is derived from renewable energy. In 2006 to 2009, an electric provider was

required to ensure that the percentage of renewable energy sold to its customers or

members did not decrease below its baseline renewable percentage, which is defined

as the average percentage of renewable energy sold in 2001 to 2003. In 2010, an

electric provider was required to increase its percentage of renewable energy sold to

2 percentage points above its baseline renewable percentage. In 2011 to 2014, an

electric provider is required to ensure that its percentage of renewable energy sold

does not decrease below the percentage required for 2010. In 2015, an electric

provider is required to increase its percentage of renewable energy sold to 6

percentage points above its baseline renewable percentage. In 2016 and each year

thereafter, an electric provider is required to ensure that its percentage of renewable

energy sold does not decrease below the percentage required in 2015.

This bill changes the above deadlines by requiring an electric provider to ensure

that the percentage of renewable energy sold to its customers and members in 2011

and each year thereafter does not decrease below the percentage required under

current law for 2010, which is 2 percentage points above its baseline renewable

percentage.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Grothman (R)

6 cosponsors

Brooks (R) , Kestell (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Schraa (R) , T. Larson (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 28, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives LeMahieu, Kestell, Nass, Schraa, Brooks and T. Larson

  2. Feb 28, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Energy, Consumer Protection, and Government Reform

  3. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1