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CT HB06020
Bill
Status
7/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Energy and Technology Committee
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AI Summary
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Replaces references to "Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority" with "Connecticut Green Bank" throughout the section governing renewable energy pilot programs
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Establishes a five-year pilot program (extended from three years) supporting Connecticut farms and businesses using anaerobic digestion of organic waste to generate electricity and heat, limited to no more than five projects at three megawatts maximum each at $450 per kilowatt
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Maintains existing three-year combined heat and power pilot program for projects below five megawatts, with standardized grants and loans up to $450 per kilowatt and a 50-megawatt aggregate cap
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Allocates $4 million annually from the Clean Energy Fund: $2 million for combined heat and power projects and $2 million for anaerobic digestion projects
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Requires Connecticut Green Bank to report by January 1, 2018, to the joint standing committee on energy regarding the anaerobic digestion program's performance and whether it should continue
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Anaerobic Digestion.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
7/2/2015