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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6541: Distributed renewable energy

Encouraging reliable distributed renewable energy.

Summary

  • Ends the current cost-recovery program on June 30, 2014, and creates a new cost-recovery program to start on July 1, 2014, with no incentives paid to systems that begin operating after December 31, 2018.
  • Authorizes ten-year rolling incentive contracts with declining incentive rates and adjustable incentive caps based on the size of the system.
  • Allows educational institutions and utilities to fully participate in the cost-recovery program, with additional incentives for utility participation.
  • Charges the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to administer the new cost-recovery program.
  • Allows leased energy systems and net-metered systems to receive either cost-recovery incentives or net-metering benefits subject to limitations.
  • Requires the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to regulate third-party vendors of leased systems as competitive electrical companies.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6541), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Doug Ericksen (R-42)
Introduced
February 3, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
February 3, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to encouraging reliable distributed renewable energy;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Doug Ericksen (R-42)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

John McCoy D-38Andy Billig D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 6541 in other sessions

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

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