A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · May 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2745-2746)
Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019
This bill addresses clean energy standards.
Among other things, the bill
requires retail electricity suppliers to sell a certain quantity of clean electric energy; establishes a federal clean energy credit trading program; subjects retail electricity suppliers to civil penalties for noncompliance with requirements; establishes a state energy efficiency, clean energy deployment, and electric bill reduction program; requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to facilitate coordination between the federal clean energy program and state clean and renewable energy programs; requires the National Academy of Sciences to periodically evaluate all aspects of the federal clean energy standard; and directs DOE to establish a program for the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of clean energy technologies and portfolios.
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