Adopted by House 6-2-2009
HB103 H GO AMT 6-1
B. Thompson 3192

The Committee on Government Organization moved to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
H. B. 103 -- "A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §24-2F-1, §24-2F-2, §24-2F-3, §24-2F-4, §24-2F-5, §24-2F-6, §24-2F-7, §24-2F- 8, §24-2F-9, §24-2F-10, §24-2F-11 and §24-2F-12, all relating to an alternative and renewable energy portfolio standard; setting forth legislative findings; defining terms; establishing standards for the sale of electricity generated from alternative and renewable energy resources; providing for compliance assessments; creating a system of tradable alternative and renewable energy resource credits; providing for the awarding of credits based upon electricity generated or purchased from alternative and renewable energy resource facilities; providing for the awarding of credits for certain greenhouse emissions reduction and offset projects; providing for the awarding of credits for certain energy efficiency and demand-side energy initiative projects; requiring application to the Public Service Commission for approval of alternative and renewable energy portfolio standard compliance plans; setting forth minimum requirements for compliance plan applications; requiring Public Service Commission approval of compliance plan applications; requiring annual progress reports; providing for incentive rate making for investments in new alternative and renewable energy resource facilities in West Virginia; requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt certain net metering and interconnection rules and standards; authorizing interagency agreements; requiring an ongoing assessment of alternative and renewable energy resources in West Virginia; requiring Public Service Commission to consider adopting portfolio standards for certain electric cooperatives and other electric facilities or utilities; requiring Public Service Commission to consider extending alternative and renewable resource credits to electric distribution companies or electric generation suppliers other than electric utilities; establishing the Alternative and Renewable Energy Resources Research Fund; providing for the awarding of matching grants for certain research projects; and authorizing the Public Service Commission to promulgate rules. "