Comments on: Large Solar Projects Under Development in VA, KY & PA https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2019/03/25/large-solar-projects-under-development-in-va-ky-pa/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: WV Modern Jobs Act (proposed) https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2019/03/25/large-solar-projects-under-development-in-va-ky-pa/#comment-230382 WV Modern Jobs Act (proposed) Mon, 25 Mar 2019 19:26:32 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=27527#comment-230382 The Modern Jobs Act (MoJo Act) of 2019 in the West Virginia Legislature was introduced by Evan Hansen (D - Monongalia Co.) with 10 co-sponsors on January 22, 2019. It was referred to the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure and then the Committee on Energy, where it was held by the Republican majority. MODERN JOBS ACT (2019), HB - 2589 (Not Adopted) A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-20, relating to siting certain solar energy projects on formerly mined land in West Virginia; authorizing transmission or wheeling agreements to transmit the electrical output from certain solar energy projects to large energy consumers within West Virginia; making legislative findings; defining terms; creating an exception to the general regulatory structure for solar energy project owners or operators and large energy consumers purchasing the output therefrom so that they are not deemed public utilities; authorizing affected electric utilities to recover reasonable charges for transmission, distribution, and other related services; and authorizing the promulgation of rules exempt from the regular legislative review process. http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2019_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2589%20intr.pdf ============================ <strong>See also: The Modern Jobs Act Will Promote Solar Power in West Virginia</strong> http://www.frackcheckwv.net/2019/02/06/the-modern-jobs-act-will-promote-solar-power-in-west-virginia/ The Modern Jobs Act (MoJo Act) of 2019 in the West Virginia Legislature was introduced by Evan Hansen (D – Monongalia Co.) with 10 co-sponsors on January 22, 2019. It was referred to the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure and then the Committee on Energy, where it was held by the Republican majority.

MODERN JOBS ACT (2019), HB – 2589 (Not Adopted)

A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-20, relating to siting certain solar energy projects on formerly mined land in West Virginia; authorizing transmission or wheeling agreements to transmit the electrical output from certain solar energy projects to large energy consumers within West Virginia; making legislative findings; defining terms; creating an exception to the general regulatory structure for solar energy project owners or operators and large energy consumers purchasing the output therefrom so that they are not deemed public utilities; authorizing affected electric utilities to recover reasonable charges for transmission, distribution, and other related services; and authorizing the promulgation of rules exempt from the regular legislative review process.

http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2019_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2589%20intr.pdf

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See also: The Modern Jobs Act Will Promote Solar Power in West Virginia

http://www.frackcheckwv.net/2019/02/06/the-modern-jobs-act-will-promote-solar-power-in-west-virginia/

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