RENEWABLE ENERGY: STATE FACILITIES S.B. 1000: COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 1000 (as introduced 12-12-07)
Sponsor: Senator Patricia L. Birkholz
Committee: Energy Policy and Public Utilities
Date Completed: 1-8-08
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Management and Budget Act to require the Department of Management and Budget (DMB) to enter into contracts with electrical energy providers to provide that by the specified dates not less than the following percentage of the electricity used in all State facilities would be generated from a renewable energy source:
-- January 1, 2009, 3%.
-- January 1, 2010, 10%.
-- January 1, 2020, 20%.
-- January 1, 2025, 25%.
The DMB would not have to comply with the bill's requirements in a year in which the price of electricity produced by a renewable energy source was greater than 5% of the price of electricity produced by a nonrenewable energy source.
"Renewable energy source" would mean that term as defined in Section 10g of Public Act 3 of 1939, the Public Service Commission law. That section defines the term as energy generated by solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, including waste-to-energy and landfill gas, or hydroelectric.
Proposed MCL 18.1257 Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
There is a potential for some savings; however, the amount is indeterminate. It is not known whether all locations where the Department would enter into contracts would be able to provide a renewable energy source. The amount of savings, if any, would depend on the availability of renewable energy sources. The bill would have no fiscal impact on local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1000/0708