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IN SB0094

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/5/2010

Primary Sponsor

Dennis Kruse

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires electricity suppliers to provide increasing percentages of electricity from renewable energy resources, starting at 1% by December 31, 2010 and reaching 20% by December 31, 2021

  • Defines renewable energy resources to include wind, solar, hydropower, landfill methane, fuel cells, biomass crops, agricultural waste, geothermal systems, and combined heat and power systems achieving at least 70% efficiency

  • Establishes a $50 per megawatt hour penalty for electricity suppliers failing to meet renewable energy requirements, with penalties deposited into a new Renewable Energy Resources Fund administered by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation

  • Creates bonus renewable energy credits for electricity generated in Indiana facilities, using Indiana-made equipment, constructed by Indiana workers, or available during peak demand periods

  • Limits customer rate increases to recover compliance costs, starting at 1% of the overall electric bill (2011-2013) and gradually increasing to 2% (after 2019)

Legislative Description

Renewable energy development.

Last Action

Senator Kruse added as second author

1/5/2010

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