WV HB2980 | 2009 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-06 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Status: Introduced on March 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-06 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide the Public Service Commission the authority to require electric and gas utilities to develop and implement plans for the efficient use, conservation and reduction of energy usage. The bill sets forth goals to reduce electricity usage by five percent by 2012, ten percent by 2014 and fifteen percent by 2016. The bill also requires electric utilities to submit plans for reaching those goals, provides for revenue sharing and the opportunity for financial incentives for gas and electric utilities to establish energy saving programs. Additionally, the bill authorizes a special assessment up to $600,000 to be collected from the affected utilities to implement the bill's requirements and establishes a penalty of $0.04 per kilowatt hour for those utilities that fail to comply with the commission's reduction requirements. Moreover, the bill requires the commission to file usage reports and the results of studies concerning the feasability of additional demand reduction targets beyond 2015 with the Legislature.
Title
"West Virginia Energy Efficiency Act"
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-06 | To House Government Organization | |
| 2009-03-06 | Introduced in House | |
| 2009-03-06 | To Government Organization then Finance | |
| 2009-03-06 | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB297 (Similar To) 1969-12-31 -
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2F | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2F | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2F | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2F | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2F | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2F | 6 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2F | 7 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2F | 8 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2F | 9 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
West Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2980&year=2009&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill |
