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2012 SESSION
HB 645 Renewable energy; expands definition.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Renewable energy. Expands the definition of renewable energy to include landfill gas. The measure also provides that the RPS Goals under the renewable energy portfolio standard program may be composed of renewable thermal energy equivalents. A renewable thermal energy equivalent is the thermal energy output from a renewable-fueled combined heat and power generation facility that is (i) constructed, or renovated and improved, after January 1, 2012, (ii) located in the Commonwealth, and (iii) utilized in industrial processes other than the combined heat and power generation facility, where thermal energy is expressed as an equivalent number of megawatt hours.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103348D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/17/12 House: Assigned C & L sub: Special Subcommittee on Energy
- 01/19/12 House: Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor by voice vote