Key Votes
SB 690 - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Amendments - Key Vote
Maryland Key Votes
Stages
- May 19, 2011 Executive Signed
- April 11, 2011 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 9, 2011 House Bill Passed
- March 15, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 7, 2011 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 19, 2011
Title: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Amendments
Signed by Governor Martin O'Malley
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (24-20) - April 11, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Amendments
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that includes waste-to-energy and refuse-derived fuel as Tier 1 renewable energy sources.
Highlights:
-Expands the definition of a "Tier 1 renewable energy source" to include waste-to-energy and refuse-derived fuel, provided that the source is connected with the electricity distribution grid serving Maryland (Sec. 1).
-Specifies that energy from a Tier 1 renewable source is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard regardless of when the generating system or facility was placed into service, and that energy from a Tier 1 source may be applied to the percentage requirements for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 renewable sources (Sec. 1).
-This act is effective October 1, 2011 (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (74-60) - April 9, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Amendments
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that includes waste-to-energy and refuse-derived fuel as Tier 1 renewable energy sources.
Highlights:
-Expands the definition of a "Tier 1 renewable energy source" to include waste-to-energy and refuse-derived fuel, provided that the source is connected with the electricity distribution grid serving Maryland (Sec. 1).
-Specifies that energy from a Tier 1 renewable source is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard regardless of when the generating system or facility was placed into service, and that energy from a Tier 1 source may be applied to the percentage requirements for both Tier 1 and Tier 2 renewable sources (Sec. 1).
-This act is effective October 1, 2011 (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (47-0) - March 15, 2011
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 7, 2011
Title: Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Amendments
