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AK HB368

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2024

Primary Sponsor

Energy

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Origin

House of Representatives

33rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes a clean energy standard requiring load-serving entities to derive 35 percent of net electricity sales from clean energy by December 31, 2036, and 60 percent by December 31, 2051.

  • Creates a clean energy transferable tax credit of 0.2 cents per kilowatt-hour for clean energy produced at qualifying facilities placed in service after the effective date, with an additional one cent per kilowatt-hour for energy supplied to utilities receiving power cost equalization.

  • Defines "clean energy" to include electricity from renewable resources, nuclear energy, low-sulfur coal (one percent or less by weight), and carbon-neutral sources with carbon capture or offset.

  • Allows waivers from compliance standards for up to five years due to circumstances outside reasonable control (weather damage, natural disasters, pandemics, transmission constraints) or upon demonstration of good cause.

  • Requires load-serving entities to implement accounting systems to track clean energy compliance, with annual reporting to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska beginning March 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Electrical Energy & Energy Portfolio Stds

Utilities

Last Action

REFERRED TO FINANCE

3/22/2024

Committee Referrals

Finance3/22/2024
Energy2/20/2024

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