BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2604: Renewable energy resources

Improving the production and use of renewable energy resources.

Summary

Creates a definition for small renewable producer and establishes minimum and maximum generating capacities.
Adds biogas produced from an anaerobic digester to the definition of net metering systems.
Establishes a rate of purchase for electricity generated by small renewable energy.
Establishes a renewable energy standard for state agencies.
Compensates customer-generators quarterly for unused kilowatt-hour credits.
Increases the cumulative generating capacity of net metering systems to 1 percent of the utility's peak demand of which no less than 0.05 percent be attributable to net metering systems.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2604), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to improving the production and use of renewable energy resources;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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