I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2010 Mr. Connolly of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To extend contract periods for renewable energy for Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Electricity Cost Savings Act.

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Enabling displacement of electricity use with thermal

Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking electric; (2)in subsection (b)(1)(D), by striking for the production of electricity; and (3)in subsection (b)(2), by striking electric.

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Extension of contract periods for renewable energy

Section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (B)

Public utility contracts

(i)

In general

A contract for public utility services may be made for a period of not more than 10 years. (ii)

Renewable energy contracts

A contract for renewable energy may be made for a period of not more than 20 years. (iii)

Definitions

In this paragraph: (I)

public utility services

The term public utility services means generation, transmission, distribution or other services directly used in providing public utility services. (II)

renewable energy

The term renewable energy means electric energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency, or additional new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project. .