Title: Renewable Energy Certainty Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Renewable Energy Certainty Act
This bill authorizes long-term contracts for federal purchases of renewable energy and establishes related requirements. Specifically, the bill authorizes federal agencies to enter into contracts for the acquisition of energy generated from renewable energy sources or from cogeneration facilities for a period of up to 30 years.
In addition, the bill requires the Federal Energy Management Program to publish a standardized energy purchase agreement that an agency may use for such an acquisition.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1033 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1033

   To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of 
                                energy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2021

 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of 
                                energy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Certainty Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Part 3 of title V of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 554. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 
40, United States Code, an agency may enter into a contract for the 
acquisition of energy generated from renewable energy sources or from 
cogeneration facilities covering a period of not more than 30 years.
    ``(b) Standardized Energy Purchase Agreement.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, 
through the Federal Energy Management Program, shall publish a 
standardized energy purchase agreement, setting forth commercial terms 
and conditions, that agencies may use to acquire energy generated from 
renewable energy sources or from cogeneration facilities.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to assist agencies in implementing this section.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such part 
3 the following new item:

``Sec. 554. Long-term contracts for energy.''.
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