Bill Text: IA SF552 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the economic development authority to conduct a study of combined heat and power.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-11 - Subcommittee: Chapman, Petersen, and R. Smith. S.J. 546. [SF552 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF552-Introduced.html
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BY
WAHLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
economic
development
authority
to
conduct
1
a
study
of
combined
heat
and
power.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
——
STUDY
OF
1
COMBINED
HEAT
AND
POWER.
2
1.
The
economic
development
authority,
in
cooperation
with
3
the
Iowa
utilities
board,
shall
conduct
a
study
regarding
4
the
potential
opportunities
and
barriers
associated
with
the
5
development
of
combined
heat
and
power
as
an
efficient
and
6
clean
approach
to
generating
electric
power
and
useful
thermal
7
energy
from
a
single
fuel
source
at
the
point
of
use.
In
8
conducting
the
study,
the
economic
development
authority
shall
9
evaluate
all
of
the
following:
10
a.
The
feasibility
of
capturing
and
utilizing
biogas
11
produced
from
animal
feeding
operations.
12
b.
Challenges
associated
with
integrating
systems
with
the
13
electric
grid
infrastructure.
14
c.
The
resiliency
and
reliability
of
systems
when
used
as
15
backup
sources
of
electricity
in
case
of
a
grid
outage.
16
d.
An
identification
of
best
strategies
for
future
17
development
and
expansion,
including
the
best
types
of
18
installations
and
customers
and
the
best
scale
of
projects,
19
including
the
experiences
in
other
states.
20
2.
The
economic
development
authority
shall
invite
21
participation
from
interested
stakeholders
including
the
22
department
of
energy’s
CHP
technical
assistance
partnerships
23
for
the
midwest
region,
the
Iowa
energy
center,
the
Iowa
24
utility
association,
and
organizations
representing
livestock
25
producers.
26
3.
The
economic
development
authority
shall
prepare
and
27
submit
a
report,
including
findings
and
recommendations,
to
the
28
governor
and
general
assembly,
not
later
than
January
13,
2020.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
requires
the
economic
development
authority,
in
33
cooperation
with
the
Iowa
utilities
board,
to
conduct
a
study
34
regarding
the
potential
opportunities
and
barriers
associated
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with
the
development
of
combined
heat
and
power,
which
could
1
replace
to
some
degree
the
purchase
of
electricity
distributed
2
on
the
electric
grid
or
burning
fuel
in
on-site
furnaces.
The
3
authority
is
required
to
invite
participation
from
interested
4
stakeholders
and
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
general
5
assembly
by
January
13,
2020.
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