3.0.0 6401 2021-09-29T17:19:20Z 2021-09-29T17:19:20Z House H HR 2008-06-26 110 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2008-07-14T19:33:07Z Referred to 2008-06-26T14:03:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-06-26T14:03:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-26T13:57:41Z Referred to 2008-06-26T14:03:35Z 2008-07-14 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2008-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2008-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-06-26 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2008-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 N D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2008-06-26 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-06-26 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-06-26 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-06-26 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2008-07-17 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2008-07-17 False Energy Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Contracts Corporations Department of Energy Electric power distribution Electric power production Electric power transmission Electric utilities Electric utility rates Energy prices Environmental Protection Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Hydroelectric power Independent regulatory commissions Irrigation Landfills Law Maps Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Methane Ocean energy resources Public utility regulation Refuse as fuel Solar energy Standards Water Resources Development Wind power Energy 00 2008-06-26 Introduced in House 2008-10-09T13:57:44Z Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to propose rules establishing standards for the physical connection between specified types of renewable energy facilities and transmission facilities of transmitting utilities subject to FERC jurisdiction. Requires such standards to: (1) include separate expedited procedures for interconnecting 10-kilowatt maximum renewable energy facilities and for expediting interconnection for 2000-kilowatt maximum facilities; and (2) address safety, reliability, performance, cost, and network upgrades. Allows FERC to consider a clustering approach that allows concurrent interconnection of facilities where requests are placed within succeeding six-month periods.

Amends the the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require each electric utility to: (1) adopt standards for interconnection with renewable energy facilities as are necessary to ensure that renewable energy facilities are given priority interconnection and priority access to available capacity on the utility's transmission and distribution system over non-renewable energy facilities; and (2) permit any renewable energy facility to apply to the state regulatory authority for an order requiring the interconnection of such facility with the system of the utility.

Requires the Secretary of Energy to transmit to Congress and to the Commission a report that spatially maps national renewable energy resources and conducts cost assessments for renewable energy facility development with respect to all available technologies.

Requires FERC to prescribe rules to encourage the purchase of electric energy by public utilities from renewable energy facilities on a priority basis, under a standard contract, and at rates established on a uniform national basis by FERC. Provides procedures for the setting and adjusting of such rates and for application of net metering.

Requires reports concerning interconnection of renewable energy facilities by utilities to the Energy Information Administration and by the Secretary to Congress and the public.

Requires FERC to design a regional cost redistribution mechanism consisting of a system benefits charge payable by every end-use consumer of an electric utility to the utility, to be transferred to a national renewable energy corporation for reimbursement of the costs associated with this Act's interconnection and power purchase requirements.

]]> Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act Short Titles as Introduced Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act Display Title Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act Official Title as Introduced To spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the United States through priority interconnection, renewable energy payments, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6401ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6401ih.xml 2008-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.