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Committee begins walkthrough of H.289, proposing Clean Energy Standard, ZECs and deadline changes
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The House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday began a detailed section‑by‑section walkthrough of H.289, a bill that would retitle the Renewable Energy Standard as the Clean Energy Standard and create tradable zero‑emission credits (ZECs).
The House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday began a detailed section‑by‑section walkthrough of H.289, a bill that would retitle the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) as the Clean Energy Standard (CES), add a statutory definition of “clean energy,” create tradable zero‑emission credits (ZECs), and change reporting and compliance timelines for retail electricity providers.
Ellen Shaikowski of the Office of Legislative Council led the legal walkthrough and explained numerous conforming changes the bill would make across Title 30. “Clean energy means both renewable energy as defined in this section, as well as electricity produced using a technology that does not emit greenhouse gases as a byproduct of energy generation,” Shaikowski said while reading a proposed definition in the draft.
The draft would create a new, transferable credit called a zero‑emission credit, or ZEC, defined similarly to renewable…
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