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FL S2346

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2010

Primary Sponsor

Thad Altman

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Florida Farm to Energy Act" establishing a renewable energy incentive program for biomass, solar, and wind energy facilities in Florida effective January 1, 2011.

  • Requires investor-owned electric utilities and participating municipal/cooperative utilities to collect renewable energy fees from retail customers and deposit them into the Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund for incentive payments.

  • Mandates participating utilities provide interconnection service and enter 20-year purchase contracts with eligible renewable energy producers within 60 days of request, with fees limited to the utility's incremental cost.

  • Establishes Florida Energy and Climate Commission authority to issue certificates of eligibility for renewable energy facilities (application fee not to exceed $250) and the Public Service Commission authority to adopt incentive payment schedules based on facility type, technology, and size.

  • Authorizes Public Service Commission to inspect renewable energy facilities, proportionately reduce incentive payments if renewable energy fee collections are insufficient, and terminate incentive payments if a facility loses its certificate of eligibility or fails to provide proof of energy input documentation.

Legislative Description

Renewable Energy [EPSC]

Last Action

Died in Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities

4/30/2010

Committee Referrals

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities3/4/2010

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