Mid-sized electric generation facilities owned by municipalities would be considered as separate air pollution emitters under a bill debated on general file March 29.<\/p>\n
Under the Nebraska Clean Air Act, facilities that produce certain emissions are required to pay a per ton fee to the state Department of Environmental Quality. There are two caps on emission fees paid: 400 tons for mid-sized electric generating facilities and 4,000 tons for large facilities.<\/p>\n
LB156, introduced by Hastings Sen. Dennis Utter, would expand the definition of mid-sized electric generating facility so facilities that are permitted with another general unit larger than 115 megawatts under separate ownership would be considered a separate emission source for the purpose of paying emission fees.<\/p>\n
Utter said the bill would prevent the electric generation facility in Hastings from being considered a large facility. A new 220-megawatt plant owned by a partnership of cities and public power entities will be operated jointly with the mid-sized Hastings facility and could require the smaller generator to pay fees under the higher cap, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means that customers of the Hastings electric utility will pay emission fees higher than the emission fees paid by customers of other utilities,\u201d Utter said.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers voted 29-0 to advance LB156 to general file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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