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Committee hears extensive debate on waste‑mine methane pilot; certification and caps added but final disposition not specified in transcript
Summary
Senate Bill 973, a proposed pilot to let non‑combustion generators use captured waste‑mine methane for RPS credit, drew technical amendments adding third‑party verification and caps; extensive testimony followed, but the transcript does not record a final committee roll‑call disposition.
Senate Bill 973, a pilot program to recognize captured waste‑mine methane as an eligible resource under Virginia’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) when used in non‑combustion electric generators, drew extended testimony from industry proponents and environmental groups. The committee adopted several amendments that sponsors said add verification and caps but the transcript does not record a final roll‑call disposition for the bill.
What the amendments do: sponsors described the changes as clarifying and safety‑oriented. Amendments require producers of waste‑mine methane to use an independent third party to verify volumes and ensure against double counting, and they set an aggregate program cap of 75 megawatts (25 MW for a phase‑1 utility cap and 50 MW for phase‑2 utility projects). Another enactment clause amendment limits qualifying…
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