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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5648

SB 5648: Energy conservation

Making energy conservation a top priority by adding new incentives and aligning the timing of the acquisitions of eligible renewable resources, electricity, or equivalent renewable energy credits, with the need for additional electric generating resources to serve consumers' loads, without changing the eligible renewable targets.

Summary

  • Using Excess Conservation to Meet Conservation and Renewable Acquisition Targets. A qualifying utility may count conservation acquired in excess of a conservation target toward a subsequent conservation target or as an equivalent REC to meet a current or future renewable acquisition target.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
  2. Out of committeeFeb 21, 2013
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-8)
Introduced
February 6, 2013 in the Senate
Last action
March 3, 2014
Versions
SB 5648, SSB 5648

AN ACT Relating to making energy conservation a top priority by adding new incentives and aligning the timing of the acquisitions of eligible renewable resources, electricity, or equivalent renewable energy credits, with the need for additional electric generating resources to serve consumers' loads, without changing the eligible renewable targets;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-8)

8 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Brian Hatfield D-19Senator R-18Steve Hobbs D-44Senator D-35John Smith R-7Senator R-15Mark Schoesler R-9Mike Hewitt R-16

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5648)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Moved to Rules White Sheet. (SSB 5648)
  4. Moved to Rules White Sheet.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5648)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5648)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5648)
  10. Senate Rules "X" file.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5648)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5648)
  14. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5648)
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. EET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5648)
  18. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5648)
  19. Minority; do not pass.
  20. EET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5648 in other sessions

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