SPONSOR:	Rep. Scott & Rep. Kowalko ;
	Reps. Atkins, Bennett, Briggs King, Carson, Hocker, Hudson, Q. Johnson, Kenton, Lavelle, Lee, Longhurst, Mitchell, Outten, Peterman, Ramone, Schwartzkopf, B. Short, D. Short, D.E. Williams, Wilson; Sens. Bonini, Booth, Bunting, Bushweller, Ennis, Lawson, Simpson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 27

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §363(a), Title 26 of the Delaware Code by adding a new sentence at the end of the subsection as follows:

“For purposes of this section, a comparable program may include eligible energy resources and energy and capacity savings which result from the implementation of conservation, energy efficiency, and demand-side programs. These units must be quantifiable through an appropriate evaluation, measurement and verification protocol and measured in Megawatt-hours of energy saved or Megawatts of capacity avoided.”.

SYNOPSIS

This Act will permit municipal electric companies and rural electric cooperatives that elect to develop and implement a program comparable to the State’s renewable energy portfolio standards (“RPS”) to utilize conservation, energy efficiency and demand-side management programs, in addition to renewable energy resources, to achieve RPS compliance. Conservation, efficiency and demand-side management programs meet or exceed many of the positive attributes associated with renewable energy resources. Such measures are non-polluting, non-invasive to the environment, cost efficient, economically sustainable and mitigate the need for new power plant construction.