requires retail electricity suppliers to sell a certain quantity of clean electric energy;
establishes a federal clean energy credit trading program;
subjects retail electricity suppliers to civil penalties for noncompliance with requirements;
establishes a state energy efficiency, clean energy deployment, and electric bill reduction program;
requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to facilitate coordination between the federal clean energy program and state clean and renewable energy programs;
requires the National Academy of Sciences to periodically evaluate all aspects of the federal clean energy standard; and
directs DOE to establish a program for the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of clean energy technologies and portfolios.
Actions
May 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2745-2746)