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AR SB675
Bill
Status
10/15/2021
Primary Sponsor
Greg Leding
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Clean Electricity Reporting Act requiring all electric utility companies in Arkansas to calculate and annually report the carbon intensity of their electricity portfolios measured in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt hour (gCO2e/kWh).
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Requires calculations to include life cycle greenhouse gas emissions for each energy resource type, encompassing direct emissions from operations and indirect emissions from mining, processing, manufacturing, transportation, and decommissioning throughout the full energy chain.
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Mandates the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission establish standardized calculation methods using median values from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Life Cycle Assessment Harmonization Project as of January 1, 2021.
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Requires electric utilities to distribute annual carbon intensity data to customers via monthly bills, mailings, or website posting, and to provide data to the commission for consolidated statewide reporting.
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Directs the commission to issue annual public reports consolidating individual utility carbon intensity data and calculating aggregate carbon intensity for Arkansas's electric power sector, including historical charts and narrative descriptions of emission reduction benefits.
Legislative Description
To Establish The Clean Electricity Reporting Act; And To Require Electric Utility Companies To Calculate And Report Carbon Intensity.
Last Action
Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
10/15/2021