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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 5356
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING MODIFICATIONS TO THE RENEWABLE
13	20		PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. Subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of section 16-1 of the 2024 1
18	25		supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
19	26		substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 3
20	27		(20) "Class I renewable energy source" means (A) electricity derived 4
21	28		from (i) solar power, (ii) wind power, (iii) a fuel cell, including a fuel cell 5
22		-	power plant, as defined in 26 USC 48(c)(1)~~(C)~~, (iv) geothermal, (v) 6
23		-	~~landfill~~ methane gas, anaerobic digestion or other biogas derived from 7
	29	+	power plant, as defined in 26 USC 48(c)(1), (iv) geothermal, (v) landfill 6
	30	+	methane gas, anaerobic digestion or other biogas derived from 7
24	31		biological sources, (vi) thermal electric direct energy conversion from a 8
25	32		certified Class I renewable energy source, (vii) ocean thermal power, 9
26	33		(viii) wave or tidal power, (ix) low emission advanced renewable energy 10
27	34		conversion technologies, including, but not limited to, zero emission 11
28	35		low grade heat power generation systems based on organic oil free 12
29	36		rankine, kalina or other similar nonsteam cycles that use waste heat 13
30	37		from an industrial or commercial process that does not generate 14
31		-	electricity, (x) [(I) a run-of-the-river] hydropower, [facility that began 15
	38	+	electricity, (x) (I) a run-of-the-river hydropower facility that began 15 Raised Bill No. 5356
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32	44		operation after July 1, 2003, has a generating capacity of not more than 16
33	45		sixty megawatts, is not based on a new dam or a dam identified by the 17
34	46		Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection as a candidate 18
35		-	for removal, and meets applicable state and federal requirements, 19 Substitute Bill No. 5356
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	47	+	for removal, and meets applicable state and federal requirements, 19
40	48		including state dam safety requirements and applicable site-specific 20
41	49		standards for water quality and fish passage, or (II) a run-of-the-river 21
42	50		hydropower facility that received a new license after January 1, 2018, 22
43	51		under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rules pursuant to 18 23
44	52		CFR 16, as amended from time to time, is not based on a new dam or a 24
45	53		dam identified by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 25
46	54		Protection as a candidate for removal, and meets applicable state and 26
47	55		federal requirements, including state dam safety requirements and 27
48		-	applicable site-specific standards for water quality and fish passage,] 28
49		-	~~(xi)~~ a biomass facility that uses sustainable biomass fuel and has an 29
50		-	~~average~~ emission rate of equal to or less than .075 pounds of nitrogen 30
51		-	~~oxides per~~ million BTU of heat input for the previous calendar quarter, 31
52		-	~~except that~~ energy derived from a biomass facility with a capacity of less 32
53		-	~~than five~~ hundred kilowatts that began construction before July 1, 2003, 33
54		-	~~may be~~ considered a Class I renewable energy source, or (xii) a nuclear 34
55		-	~~power~~ generating facility~~, [~~constructed on or after October 1, 2023,] or 35
56		-	~~(B) any~~ electrical generation, including distributed generation, 36
57		-	~~generated from~~ a Class I renewable energy source, provided, on and 37
58		-	~~after January 1,~~ 2014, any megawatt hours of electricity from a 38
59		-	~~renewable energy source~~ described under this subparagraph that are 39
60		-	~~claimed or counted by a~~ load-serving entity, province or state toward 40
61		-	~~compliance with~~ renewable portfolio standards or renewable energy 41
62		-	~~policy goals in~~ another province or state, other than the state of 42
63		-	~~Connecticut, shall not~~ be eligible for compliance with the renewable 43
64		-	~~portfolio standards~~ established pursuant to section 16-245a; 44
	56	+	applicable site-specific standards for water quality and fish passage, (xi) 28
	57	+	a biomass facility that uses sustainable biomass fuel and has an average 29
	58	+	emission rate of equal to or less than .075 pounds of nitrogen oxides per 30
	59	+	million BTU of heat input for the previous calendar quarter, except that 31
	60	+	energy derived from a biomass facility with a capacity of less than five 32
	61	+	hundred kilowatts that began construction before July 1, 2003, may be 33
	62	+	considered a Class I renewable energy source, or (xii) a nuclear power 34
	63	+	generating facility constructed on or after October 1, 2023, or (B) any 35
	64	+	electrical generation, including distributed generation, generated from 36
	65	+	a Class I renewable energy source, provided, on and after January 1, 37
	66	+	2014, any megawatt hours of electricity from a renewable energy source 38
	67	+	described under this subparagraph that are claimed or counted by a 39
	68	+	load-serving entity, province or state toward compliance with 40
	69	+	renewable portfolio standards or renewable energy policy goals in 41
	70	+	another province or state, other than the state of Connecticut, shall not 42
	71	+	be eligible for compliance with the renewable portfolio standards 43
	72	+	established pursuant to section 16-245a; 44
65	73		Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 16-243q of the general statutes is 45
66	74		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 46
67	75		1, 2024): 47
68	76		(a) On and after January 1, 2007, each electric distribution company 48
69		-	providing standard service pursuant to section 16-244c and each electric 49
	77	+	providing standard service pursuant to section 16-244c and each electric 49 Raised Bill No. 5356
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70	83		supplier, as defined in section 16-1, as amended by this act, shall 50
71	84		demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Public Utilities Regulatory 51
72	85		Authority that not less than one per cent of the total output of such 52
73		-	supplier or such standard service of an electric distribution company 53 Substitute Bill No. 5356
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	86	+	supplier or such standard service of an electric distribution company 53
78	87		shall be obtained from Class III sources. On and after January 1, 2008, 54
79	88		not less than two per cent of the total output of any such supplier or 55
80	89		such standard service of an electric distribution company shall, on 56
81	90		demonstration satisfactory to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, 57
82	91		be obtained from Class III sources. On or after January 1, 2009, not less 58
83	92		than three per cent of the total output of any such supplier or such 59
84	93		standard service of an electric distribution company shall, on 60
85	94		demonstration satisfactory to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, 61
86	95		be obtained from Class III sources. On and after January 1, 2010, not less 62
87	96		than four per cent of the total output of any such supplier or such 63
88	97		standard service of an electric distribution company shall, on 64
89	98		demonstration satisfactory to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, 65
90	99		be obtained from Class III sources. On and after January 1, 2022, [until 66
91	100		December 31, 2024,] not less than five per cent of the total output of any 67
92	101		such supplier or such standard service of an electric distribution 68
93	102		company shall, on demonstration satisfactory to the Public Utilities 69
94	103		Regulatory Authority, be obtained from Class III sources. Electric power 70
95	104		obtained from customer-side distributed resources that does not meet 71
96	105		air and water quality standards of the Department of Energy and 72
97	106		Environmental Protection is not eligible for purposes of meeting the 73
98	107		percentage standards in this section. 74
99		-	Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Energy and 75
100		-	Environmental Protection shall study natural gas capacity in the state. 76
101		-	Such study shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) An evaluation 77
102		-	of natural gas capacity in the state; and (2) an examination of ways to 78
103		-	expand natural gas capacity, including any necessary regulatory or 79
104		-	legislative changes. Not later than January 1, 2025, the commissioner 80
105		-	shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 81
106		-	general statutes, the results of the study, including any 82
107		-	recommendations, to the joint standing committee of the General 83
108		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and 84
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114	108		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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117	111		Section 1 October 1, 2024 16-1(a)(20)
118	112		Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 16-243q(a)
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121		-	ET Joint Favorable Subst.
	114	+	Statement of Purpose:
	115	+	To (1) redefine "Class I renewable energy source" to include certain
	116	+	linear generators, and (2) indefinitely extend the current renewable
	117	+	energy portfolio standard for Class III sources. Raised Bill No. 5356
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	123	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	124	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	125	+	underlined.]
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