Frank Pallone: “The gentleman from Maine's amendment adds further specificity to the criteria defining fuel certainty, one of the three…”

“The gentleman from Maine's amendment adds further specificity to the criteria defining fuel certainty, one of the three requirements that defines reliable generation in section 1107 of the bill. The amendment to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, or PURPA, is already too prescriptive, in my view. The amendments in this legislation to capacity markets under the Federal Power Act in section 1110 and to PURPA in section 1107 are an attempt at micromanaging grid decisions. I am not certain what the gentleman from Maine's amendment would be other than to ensure that no electric generation facility need enter into a contract with a fuel supplier that was any longer than 1 year. I realize some problems have arisen in the New England capacity market, but I doubt this is the best way to address those problems. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Poliquin). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Veasey The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in House Report 114-359.”