Senate
Study
Bill
1078
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DEARDEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
wind
energy
development
and
production.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
2
TLSB
1967XC
(2)
84
rn/nh
S.F.
_____
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
473.4
Wind
energy
goal.
1
The
goal
of
this
state
is
to
maximize
the
development,
2
generation,
and
use
of
wind
energy
in
this
state
by
setting
3
forth
the
following
wind
energy
goals:
4
1.
At
least
ten
gigawatts
of
all
electricity
produced
in
5
this
state
shall
be
produced
from
wind
energy
by
2020.
6
2.
At
least
twenty
gigawatts
of
all
electricity
produced
in
7
this
state
shall
be
produced
from
wind
energy
by
2030.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
476B.5,
subsection
4,
Code
2011,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
4.
The
maximum
amount
of
nameplate
generating
capacity
of
11
all
qualified
facilities
the
board
may
find
eligible
under
12
this
chapter
shall
not
exceed
one
hundred
fifty
megawatts
of
13
nameplate
generating
capacity.
14
Sec.
3.
Section
476C.1,
subsection
6,
paragraph
d,
Code
15
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
d.
Was
initially
placed
into
service
on
or
after
July
1,
17
2005,
and
before
January
1,
2012
2013
.
18
Sec.
4.
Section
476C.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2011,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
4.
The
maximum
amount
of
nameplate
generating
capacity
21
of
all
wind
energy
conversion
facilities
the
board
may
find
22
eligible
under
this
chapter
shall
not
exceed
three
hundred
23
thirty
sixty-three
megawatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity.
24
The
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
equivalent
of
25
all
other
facilities
the
board
may
find
eligible
under
this
26
chapter
shall
not
exceed
a
combined
output
of
twenty
megawatts
27
of
nameplate
generating
capacity
and
one
hundred
sixty-seven
28
billion
British
thermal
units
of
heat
for
a
commercial
29
purpose.
Of
the
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
30
equivalent
of
all
other
facilities
found
eligible
under
this
31
chapter
,
fifty-five
billion
British
thermal
units
of
heat
for
a
32
commercial
purpose
shall
be
reserved
for
an
eligible
facility
33
that
is
a
refuse
conversion
facility
for
processed,
engineered
34
fuel
from
a
multicounty
solid
waste
management
planning
area.
35
-1-
LSB
1967XC
(2)
84
rn/nh
1/
2
S.F.
_____
The
maximum
amount
of
energy
production
capacity
the
board
1
may
find
eligible
for
a
single
refuse
conversion
facility
2
is
fifty-five
billion
British
thermal
units
of
heat
for
a
3
commercial
purpose.
4
EXPLANATION
5
This
bill
relates
to
wind
energy
production
and
development.
6
The
bill
provides
a
general
wind
energy
goal
of
maximizing
7
the
development,
generation,
and
use
of
wind
energy
in
Iowa.
8
The
bill
further
specifies
the
goals
of
producing
at
least
10
9
gigawatts
of
electricity
from
wind
energy
in
Iowa
by
2020,
10
increasing
to
at
least
20
gigawatts
by
2030.
11
The
bill
decreases
the
maximum
amount
of
nameplate
12
generating
capacity
for
all
qualified
facilities
eligible
for
13
the
wind
energy
production
tax
credit
specified
in
Code
chapter
14
476B
from
150
megawatts
to
100
megawatts.
15
The
bill
extends
the
time
period
during
which
an
eligible
16
renewable
energy
facility
seeking
to
qualify
for
the
renewable
17
energy
tax
credit
in
Code
chapter
476C
shall
have
been
placed
18
in
service
by
one
year
to
before
January
1,
2013.
19
The
bill
increases
the
maximum
amount
of
nameplate
20
generating
capacity
for
all
wind
energy
conversion
facilities
21
eligible
for
the
renewable
energy
tax
credit
from
330
megawatts
22
to
363
megawatts,
in
recognition
of
a
waiting
list
for
receipt
23
of
the
tax
credit
as
established
in
Code
section
476C.3,
24
subsection
5.
25
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LSB
1967XC
(2)
84
rn/nh
2/
2