Bill Text: PA SB1283 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for alternative energy portfolio standards; and repealing provisions of an act relating to certain order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-10-04 - Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY [SB1283 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB1283-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1649
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1283 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, RAFFERTY, YUDICHAK, M. WHITE, FERLO AND BOSCOLA, OCTOBER 4, 2011
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, OCTOBER 4, 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 repealing provisions of an act relating to certain order
of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(e)(12) of the act of November 30, 2004
(P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio
Standards Act, added July 17, 2007 (P.L.114, No.35), is amended
to read:
Section 3. Alternative energy portfolio standards.
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(e) Alternative energy credits.--
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(12) (i) Unless a contractual provision explicitly
assigns alternative energy credits in a different manner,
the owner of the alternative energy system or a customer-
generator owns any and all alternative energy credits
associated with or created by the production of electric
energy by such facility or customer, and the owner or
customer shall be entitled to sell, transfer or take any
other action to which a legal owner of property is
entitled to take with respect to the credits.
(ii) (A) This paragraph shall apply to alternative
energy credits established under this act, whether or
not already deemed transferred, unless the
alternative energy credits were specifically
transferred by explicit contractual provision by the
alternative energy system or customer-generator.
(B) From the effective date of this
subparagraph, alternative energy credits may not be
considered owned by another entity other than the
alternative energy system or a customer-generator
until the alternative energy source enters into an
agreement specifically conveying the alternative
energy credits to some other entity, regardless of
when an underlying contract for the purchase of
electric energy or other products from the generator
that qualifies as an alternative energy system was
executed.
(iii) Subparagraph (ii) shall apply regardless of
when an underlying contract for the purchase of electric
energy or other products from the generator that
qualifies as an alternative energy system was executed.
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Section 2. Section 3.1 of the act of July 17, 2007 (P.L.114,
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No.35), entitled "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 the definitions of 'alternative energy
credit,' 'customer-generator,' 'force majeure,' 'net metering'
and 'Tier I alternative energy source,' for alternative energy
portfolio standards, for portfolio requirements in other states
and for interconnection standards for customer-generator
facilities" is repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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