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Senate substitutes energy bill after heated debate over rooftop solar and regulatory control
Summary
Senate adopted a third substitute for SB115 (Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan) after extended debate over energy balancing, regulatory authority and impacts on rooftop solar; sponsors say the Public Service Commission retains regulatory power, while some senators warned of potential job losses and changes to net-metering subsidies.
The Utah Senate approved a motion to substitute third substitute language into Senate Bill 115, the Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan, after extended floor debate over how the bill would change the energy balancing account and who should set energy policy.
Sponsor Senator Adams said the third substitute adds a sunset and review schedule for the energy balancing account (EBA) — moving an energy-balancing transition with reviews in 2017 and 2018 and a three-year hard sunset on moving the EBA from 70% to 100% — and defended the legislature's role in setting policy. "I don't believe there are 3 member committees…
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