CONCERNING INCLUSION UNDER THE RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD’S DEFINITION OF RECYCLED ENERGY SUCH ENERGY THAT COMBUSTS GAS GENERATED FROM SYNTHETIC GAS DERIVED FROM WASTE MATERIALS THROUGH PYROLYSIS AS THE FUEL SOURCE FOR GENERATION
Status
05/09/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 05/10/2012 (Defeated)
Sponsors
Becker/Tochtrop
Summary
Currently, recycled energy is a type of eligible energy resource that may be used to meet renewable energy standards. The bill adds to thedefinition of “recycled energy” the energy that is produced by ageneration unit with a nameplate capacity of not more than 15 megawattsthat combusts gas generated from synthetic gas derived from wastematerials through pyrolysis as the fuel source for generation.