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AR SB675

Bill

Status

Failed

10/15/2021

Primary Sponsor

Greg Leding

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Origin

Senate

93rd General Assembly (2021 Regular)

AI Summary

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare And Labor4/12/2021

Full Bill Text

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