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Lawmakers hear bill requiring replacement before retiring dispatchable generators
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House Bill 3247 would require electric companies to secure a replacement resource that provides equal reliable or dispatchable electricity before retiring such facilities, the House Climate, Energy and Environment Committee heard March 6.
House Bill 3247 would require an electric company to acquire a replacement resource that provides equal reliable or dispatchable electricity before retiring a dispatchable generating facility, lawmakers heard March 6 in the House Climate, Energy and Environment Committee.
Representative Ed Diehl (spoke under the name Ed Deal in the hearing) introduced the bill and said it is intended to protect grid reliability as the state adds renewable resources that are intermittent. “This bill ensures that Oregon maintains a stable, reliable, and dispatchable power supply, which is essential for a productive and prosperous society,” he told the committee, defining dispatchable resources as those that can…
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