House Committee Debates Expanding Renewables

The House Energy and Technology Committee met Tuesday and began discussing legislation that would serve to expand the items considered renewable fuels under Michigan law.

House Bill 5205, sponsored by Committee Chair Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), would classify certain waste materials and plastics as renewables if they are converted to generate fuel. Opponents, however, contest that the measure would allow non-renewable materials to be considered renewable.

Proponents of the measure, including the American Chemistry Council and Waste Management, argue the proposal will both reduce the amount of materials that end up on landfills and ultimately reduce energy costs. Further, the legislation would serve to incentivize the building of energy extraction plants.

A substitute of the legislation adopted by the Committee Tuesday amended the list of chemicals considered renewable to remove petroleum coke.

posted by PAA Online , Friday, May 23, 2014 9:43 AM
LINK DIRECTLY TO THIS ARTICLE

This Week's Newsletter

Past Newsletters