MOTION FOR THE BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 16, 2010
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MOTION, with respect to Agenda Item #59, File ID #10-1597, to adopt Legislative Initiative #1
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I move to amend the Illinois Power Agency Act (20 ILCS 3855) to include biogas and biosolids produced by governmental wastewater treatment plants as renewable energy resources.
Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act defines “Renewable Energy Resources” as energy and its associated renewable energy credits or renewable energy credits from wind, solar thermal energy, photovoltaic cells and panels, biodiesel, crops, untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass, tree waste, existing hydropower facilities, landfill gas, and other alternative resources of environmentally preferable energy. While biogas and biosolids could be considered an alternative resource of environmentally preferable energy under current law, the recommended amendment would make it explicit and allow the District to pursue options for cogeneration projects at its various treatment facilities.
Date: December 16, 2010
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Commissioner