S3923Referred to Committee

Let the States Innovate on Sustainable Energy Act of 2010

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
111th
Congress
2010-09-29
Introduced
5
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Sponsor

Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT · Senator

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Cosponsors (5)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2010-09-29

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Plain-English Summary

Let the States Innovate on Sustainable Energy Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to allow a state legislature or regulatory authority to set the rates for a sale of electric energy by a facility generating electric energy from renewable energy sources pursuant to a state-approved production incentive program under which the facility voluntarily sells electric energy and an electric utility is required to purchase such energy at a specified rate.

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