Bill Text: GA HB691 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Energy purchase; solar photovoltaic energy; exclude

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-10 - House Second Readers [HB691 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB691-Introduced.html

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09 LC 25 5540

House Bill 691

By: Representatives Drenner of the 86th, Dobbs of the 53rd, Benfield of the 85th, Williams of the 89th, Williams of the 165th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 46-3-56 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirement to purchase energy from customer generator and safety standards and regulations, so as to exclude solar photovoltaic energy from certain considerations; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 46-3-56 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirement to purchase energy from customer generator and safety standards and regulations, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:

"(a) An electric service provider will only be required to purchase energy as specified in Code Section 46-3-55 from an eligible customer generator on a first-come, first-served basis until the cumulative generating capacity of all renewable energy sources, excluding solar photovoltaic, equals 0.2 percent of the utility's annual peak demand in the previous year; provided, however, that no electric service provider will be required to purchase such energy at a price above avoided energy cost unless that amount of energy has been subscribed under any renewable energy program."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.