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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut Senate Bill 422 Removes Biomass Facilities from Class I Renewable Energy Source Definition
Last action · April 7, 2026: File Number 472
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 422 removes biomass facilities with pre-existing energy agreements from the state's definition of s, effective October 1, 2026. This change eliminates exceptions created under Public Act 25-173 that allowed certain biomass generators to qualify for Class I status and associated benefits. Additionally, the legislation removes and capacity from products that electric distribution companies may purchase through Department of Energy and Environmental Protection solicitations.
Eliminates eligibility for specific biomass generators to sell Class I renewable energy credits and participate in designated clean energy procurements managed by state agencies.
- Public Act 25-173 previously removed biomass facilities from Class I renewable energy classifications while granting limited exceptions for facilities with pre-existing agreements. context
- The Connecticut General Assembly considers energy and utility policy changes through committees such as the Energy and Technology Committee. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
biomass facilities
Biomass facilities lose their classification as Class I renewable energy sources and become ineligible for associated clean energy credits and specific procurement solicitations.
electric distribution companies
ratepayers
Changes to renewable energy portfolio procurement and eligible resource classifications may influence overall electricity supply costs and compliance mechanisms.
Key Facts
- The bill amends subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of section 16-1 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes, effective October 1, 2026.
- It repeals the provision allowing a biomass facility with an executed energy agreement prior to October 1, 2025, to be considered a Class I renewable energy source.
- Affected biomass facilities include those using sustainable biomass fuel with an average emission rate equal to or less than .075 pounds of nitrogen oxides per million BTU, or facilities with a capacity under 500 kilowatts beginning construction before July 1, 2003.
- The legislation modifies subsections (a) and (b) of section 16a-3u to remove environmental attributes and capacity from products that electric distribution companies may purchase through solicitations.
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- The bill has no fiscal impact on the state or municipalities, according to the fiscal impact statement.
- The Energy and Technology Committee reported the bill favorably by a vote of 14 to 12 on March 19, 2026.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
9 actions- Apr 7, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 472
- Apr 7, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 284
- Apr 7, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 7, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 30, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
- Mar 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
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- Mar 19, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Mar 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/12
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology
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Reversal of Prior Biomass Exemptions
The legislation directly removes exceptions established under Public Act 25-173, shortening the duration during which certain biomass facilities could maintain Class I renewable energy status.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy55Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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