Renewable Electricity Standard Act This bill requires retail electric suppliers to generate a significant amount of electricity from renewable energy resources. The Department of Energy must establish a program to (1) verify and issue federal renewable energy credits to generators of renewable energy; (2) track the sale, exchange, and retirement of the credits; and (3) enforce the federal renewable energy credits program. The bill prescribes rules for federal renewable energy credit trading and for borrowing and repayment of federal renewable energy credits. The bill establishes a state renewable energy account to provide grants for promoting renewable energy production and providing energy assistance and weatherization services to low-income consumers.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalDams and canalsElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental healthForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIndian lands and resources rightsMiningPublic utilities and utility ratesSolid waste and recyclingUnemployment
Renewable Electricity Standard Act
USA116th CongressS-1974| Senate
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Renewable Electricity Standard Act This bill requires retail electric suppliers to generate a significant amount of electricity from renewable energy resources. The Department of Energy must establish a program to (1) verify and issue federal renewable energy credits to generators of renewable energy; (2) track the sale, exchange, and retirement of the credits; and (3) enforce the federal renewable energy credits program. The bill prescribes rules for federal renewable energy credit trading and for borrowing and repayment of federal renewable energy credits. The bill establishes a state renewable energy account to provide grants for promoting renewable energy production and providing energy assistance and weatherization services to low-income consumers.
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalDams and canalsElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental healthForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIndian lands and resources rightsMiningPublic utilities and utility ratesSolid waste and recyclingUnemployment