Indiana Senate Bill 557 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-20 - First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities & Technology
Pending: Senate Utilities & Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the utility regulatory commission (IURC) to consider in the rate base of a public utility that complies with certain renewable energy standards (RES) any capital expenditures made by the public utility to extend gas or electric service to a customer that produces biofuels. Requires the IURC to provide certain financial incentives for implementing electric line facilities projects to electricity suppliers that comply with a certain RES. Requires electricity suppliers to comply with an RES by specified dates. Provides that an electricity supplier that does not comply with a higher RES is not eligible for certain financial incentives related to renewable energy development. Changes the term "clean coal and energy projects" to "clean energy projects" to allow the term to include low carbon dioxide emitting or noncarbon dioxide emitting energy production or generating facilities. Provides that: (1) low carbon dioxide emitting or noncarbon dioxide emitting energy production or generating facilities; and (2) purchases of energy produced by such facilities; qualify for the financial incentives available for clean energy projects. Provides that a combined heat and power facility qualifies as a renewable energy resource for purposes of the statute that provides financial incentives for clean energy projects. Provides that an eligible business may recover qualified utility system expenses, which include specified preconstruction costs, associated with a: (1) new energy production or generating facility; or (2) low carbon dioxide emitting or noncarbon dioxide emitting energy production or generating facility.

Renewable energy.

Sen. Brandt Hershman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-20		First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities & Technology
2011-01-20		Authored by Senator Hershman

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0557
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN0557.1.html