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AK SB191

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2018

Primary Sponsor

Tom Begich

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Origin

Senate

30th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes a state energy policy goal that by 2025, at least 50 percent of energy used by state and state-funded facilities must come from clean energy sources.

  • Requires the Alaska Energy Authority to annually request and collect energy usage data from each state agency and state-funded facility, including estimates of clean energy percentages.

  • Defines "clean energy" to include wind, solar, geothermal, waste heat recovery, hydrothermal, wave, tidal, river in-stream, hydropower, low-emission biomass, landfill gas, digester gas, and heat pump sources.

  • Defines "state-funded facilities" as public school buildings (excluding charter schools) and community facilities receiving power cost equalization subsidies from utilities.

Legislative Description

St. Energy Policy:pub. Bldgs/clean Energy

Public Finance

Last Action

REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS

2/19/2018

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/19/2018

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