The House Revenue & Finance Committee advanced HB 310, which removes large energy use facilities from eligibility for business tax credits and license fee reductions, over opposition from the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce. HB 238 was pulled from the agenda before any discussion occurred.
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Michael Smith raised the scenario of a facility that generates its own power and returns excess to the grid, arguing 'I would just hate to see us say, well sorry, we're not going to give you tax credits. We're going to treat you just like the others.' Heffernan responded by noting the jobs question was central and indicated willingness to look into the issue to get the bill out of committee, stating 'I think that like, we'll figure that out.'
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“We chose the 30 megawatts, which is equivalent to about 30,000 homes energy use because that's the same definition that we've used in other legislation that we put forward this year.”
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Sign in to subscribeIt. On the General Assembly's website. Instructions for providing public comment are available on the website under this committee meeting's notice and will also be shared during the public comment portion of the hearing. Written comments may be submitted to House Committee commentselaware.gov and any comments received within 24 hours after the hearing will be included in the public record. Members of the public physically present for the meeting may sign up for the speakers list which has holding for the bill they would like to speak on. Please note that any votes that may be taken shall be done by a roll call vote. We will be offering the bill for signatures to the committee members not present that receives enough signatures for release from committee. It will be reported out on the legislative website and announced in the House floor during session. Let's begin today's meeting by taking a roll call. Attendance of the committee members. Present. Chair Wilson Anton. Present. Vice Chair Carson. President. Representative Griffith. Absent. Representative Johnson. Representative Romer. Present. Representative Kate Smith. Present. Representative Jones Giltner. Absent. Representative Gray. Present. Representative D. Short. Present. Representative M. Smith. Present. With the quorum being present, we…
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