Pennsylvania Statutes Title 66 Pa.C.S.A. Public Utilities § 2814. Additional alternative energy sources

(a) Alternative energy sources.--The term “alternative energy sources” as defined under section 2 of the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L. 1672, No. 213),  1 known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, shall also include low-impact hydropower consisting of any technology that produces electric power and that harnesses the hydroelectric potential of moving water impoundments if one of the following applies:

(b) Biomass.--The term “biomass energy” as defined under section 2 of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act shall also include the generation of electricity utilizing by-products of the pulping process and wood manufacturing process, including bark, wood chips, sawdust and lignins in spent pulping liquors. Electricity from biomass energy under this subsection generated inside this Commonwealth shall be eligible as a Tier I alternative energy source. Electricity from biomass energy under this subsection generated outside this Commonwealth shall be eligible as a Tier II alternative energy source.

(c) Increase in Tier I.--The commission shall at least quarterly increase the percentage share of Tier I alternative energy sources required to be sold by an electric distribution company or electric generation supplier under section 3(b)(1) of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act  2 to reflect any new biomass energy or low-impact hydropower resources that qualify as a Tier I alternative energy source under this section. No new resource qualifying as biomass energy or low-impact hydropower under this section shall be eligible to generate Tier I alternative energy credits until the commission has increased the percentage share of Tier I to reflect these additional resources.