Senate Committee Amends Pipeline Safety Bill To Increase Solar Energy Mandate

The Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee today amended House Bill 1128 (Preston-D-Allegheny) which increased penalties for gas pipeline safety violations to increase the solar energy mandate in Tier I of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to 1.5 percent.
The amendment, offered by Sen. Ted Erickson (R-Delaware), also increased the Tier I AEPS standard to 9 percent by June 1, 2021. It was approved by a 7 to 6 vote in the Committee.
The bill now goes to the Senate floor for action and then should be referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.