3.0.0 2746 2023-01-11T13:36:35Z 2023-01-11T13:36:35Z House HR 2017-05-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 2746.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H4610]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-09T19:59:55Z Referred to 2017-05-25T13:08:00Z 2017-06-09 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2017-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2017-05-25 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-06-08 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2017-06-08 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-06-08 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2017-06-08 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2017-06-15 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2017-06-23 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2017-06-29 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2017-07-20 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 14 2018-01-11 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Dams and canals Department of Energy Economic development Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Oil and gas Performance measurement Public utilities and utility rates State and local government operations Energy 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in House 2018-04-16T15:51:37Z American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act

This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require electric utilities to obtain a minimum percentage of the electricity they sell in 2019 through 2042 from renewable resources. The required annual percentage increases from 10% in 2019 to 35% for 2032 through 2042. The utilities must submit to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a quantity of federal renewable electricity credits that is equal to at least the annual percentage requirement. However, they may submit alternative compliance payments in lieu of credits.

The bill establishes requirements governing the issuance, tracking, verification, trading, banking, and retirement of federal renewable electricity credits.

States may set the rates for a sale of electric energy by a facility generating electric energy from renewable energy sources pursuant to a state-approved, voluntary production incentive program.

The Department of Energy (DOE) must establish a program under which each electric utility and natural gas utility must meet performance standards for 2019 through 2032 with respect to cumulative electricity savings and cumulative natural gas savings, respectively. The performance standard increases from 1% in 2019 to 20% in 2032 for electric utilities and from 0.5% in 2019 to 13% in 2032 for natural gas utilities. In addition, the bill establishes requirements for performance standards for 2033 through 2042, and for subsequent years.

DOE must review the standards at 10-year intervals and increase the standards if additional cost-effective energy efficiency potential is achievable.

Utilities may use electricity or natural gas savings purchased from another utility, a state, or a third-party efficiency provider to meet the standards.

The bill provides for state administration of an energy efficiency program to meet the requirements of this bill.

]]> American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act Display Title American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for retail electricity suppliers and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act Introduced in House 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2746ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2746ih.xml 2017-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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.