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Legislation
Legislation
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PA Act 129 of 2008
The PUC is actively involved in the implementation process for Act 129 of 2008. On Oct. 15, 2008, Governor Rendell signed HB 2200 into law as Act 129 of 2008, with an effective date of Nov. 14, 2008. The Act expands the Commission’s oversight responsibilities and imposes new requirements on electric distribution companies (EDCs), with the overall goal of reducing energy consumption and demand.
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PA Act 35 Amending AEPS
Link to Act 35 of 2007, which amended the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (new language).
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PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard
On November 30, 2004, Governor Edward Rendell signed Act 213 into law. Generally, Act 213 requires that electric distribution companies and electric generation suppliers include a specific percentage of electricity from alternative resources in the generation that they sell to Pennsylvania customers. The level of alternative energy required gradually increases according to a fifteen year schedule found in Act 213. While Act 213, does not mandate exactly which resources must be utilized and in what quantities, certain minimum thresholds must be met for the use of Tier I , Tier II, and solar photovolatic resources.
PA PUC Orders
PA PUC Orders
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PA AEPS Rules
On November 30, 2004, Governor Edward Rendell signed Act 213 into law. Generally, Act 213 requires that electric distribution companies and electric generation suppliers include a specific percentage of electricity from alternative resources in the generation that they sell to Pennsylvania customers. The level of alternative energy required gradually increases according to a fifteen year schedule found in Act 213. While Act 213, does not mandate exactly which resources must be utilized and in what quantities, certain minimum thresholds must be met for the use of Tier I , Tier II, and solar photovolatic resources.
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PA Net Metering Rules
The Commission has published a final rulemaking order which promotes onsite generation by customer-generators using renewable resources and eliminates barriers which may have previously existed regarding net metering. The regulations also provide for metering capabilities that will be required and a compensation mechanism which reimburses customer-generators for surplus energy supplied to the electric grid.
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PA Technical Resource Manual
The Technical Reference Manual standards will be used to measure and verify applicable DSM/EE measures used by EDCs to meet the Act 129 consumption and peak demand reduction targets.
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PA Total Reource Cost Test
Act 129 of 2008 directs the Commission to use a Total Resource Cost (TRC) test to analyze the costs and benefits of the energy efficiency and conservation plans that certain electric distribution companies are required to file. Act 129 defines the TRC test as “a standard test that is met if, over the effective life of each plan not to exceed 15 years, the net present value of the avoided monetary cost of supplying electricity is greater than the net present value of the monetary cost of energy efficiency conservation measures.” 66 Pa. C.S. § 2806.1(m).
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Media Releases
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ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (February 1, 2010) Eric Epstein of Harrisburg, a statewide consumer advocate and Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) successfully challenged PPL’s proposed Time of Use Tariff.
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Categories: SEF Media Release
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SEF actively supports the small scale renewable energy market with its new "Green to Green Program."
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Categories: SEF Media Release
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