Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house amendments and pass a bill that establishes renewable energy standards and plans.

Highlights:

• Defines “round 1 offshore wind project” as a qualified wind project that is between 10-30 miles off the coast of the state and approved by the state before July 1, 2017 (Article 7, Sec. 701).

• Defines “round 2 offshore wind project” as a qualified wind project that is less than 10 miles off the coast of the state and commissioned before July 1, 2017 (Article 7, Sec. 701).

• Specifies that it is the intent of the General Assembly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate carbon-fueled generation from the state’s electric grid by using these above-mentioned resources (Article 7, Sec. 701).

• Specifies that it is the intent of the state legislature to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate carbon-fueled generation from the state’s electric grid to get to 50 percent renewable energy standards by 2030 and 100 percent renewable energy standards by 2040 (Article 7, Sec. 705).

• Specifies that is is the intent of the state legislature to have 14.5 percent of the states 50 percent renewable energy standards by 2030 be derived from solar energy (Article 7, Sec. 705).

• Specifies that it is in the public interest of the state to facilitate the construction of at least 1,200 megawatts of round 2 offshore wind projects in order to position the state to take advantage of the economic developments and promote the development of renewable energy sources (Article 7, Sec. 705).

• Authorizes the state legislature to open the clean energy workforce account to be used to provide grants for pre-apprenticeship jobs training, youth apprenticeship jobs training, and registered apprenticeship jobs training (Article 11, Sec. 708).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes renewable energy standards and plans.

Highlights:

• Defines “round 1 offshore wind project” as a qualified wind project that is between 10-30 miles off the coast of the state and approved by the state before July 1, 2017 (Article 7, Sec. 701).

• Defines “round 2 offshore wind project” as a qualified wind project that is less than 10 miles off the coast of the state and commissioned before July 1, 2017 (Article 7, Sec. 701).

• Specifies that it is the intent of the General Assembly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate carbon-fueled generation from the state’s electric grid by using these above-mentioned resources (Article 7, Sec. 701).

• Specifies that it is the intent of the state legislature to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate carbon-fueled generation from the state’s electric grid to get to 50 percent renewable energy standards by 2030 and 100 percent renewable energy standards by 2040 (Article 7, Sec. 705).

• Specifies that is is the intent of the state legislature to have 14.5 percent of the states 50 percent renewable energy standards by 2030 be derived from solar energy (Article 7, Sec. 705).

• Specifies that it is in the public interest of the state to facilitate the construction of at least 1,200 megawatts of round 2 offshore wind projects in order to position the state to take advantage of the economic developments and promote the development of renewable energy sources (Article 7, Sec. 705).

• Authorizes the state legislature to open the clean energy workforce account to be used to provide grants for pre-apprenticeship jobs training, youth apprenticeship jobs training, and registered apprenticeship jobs training (Article 11, Sec. 708).

Full Bill Text