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Senate circles substituted SB 19 after expanding scope to biomass and lowering generation threshold
Summary
Senator Blackcomb’s second substitute to SB 19 lowers the size threshold from 1 MW to 20 kW and expands the bill from electricity‑generation incentives to include fuel production from biomass (ethanol, methanol). Senators agreed to an amendment excluding municipal solid‑waste incinerators; the bill was circled while fiscal notes and technical changes are finalized.
Senate floor action on Jan. 28 placed a second substitute of Senate Bill 19 before the chamber and then circled the measure while staff updated system materials and the fiscal note.
Sponsor Senator Blackcomb told colleagues the substitute does two things: it reduces the facility‑size or generation threshold from 1 megawatt to 20 kilowatts — maintaining a commercial requirement so the change is not for home operations — and expands the bill’s scope beyond electrical generation to include production of…
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