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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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(2)] wind;
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[(3)] (2) qualifying biomass;
[(4)](3) methane from the anaerobic decomposition of organic
materials in a landfill or wastewater treatment plant;
[(5)(4) geothermal;
[(6)] (5) ocean, including energy from waves, tides, currents, and
thermal differences;
[(7)] (6) a fuel cell that produces electricity from a Tier-1 renewable
source under item [(3) or (4)] (2) OR (3) of this subsection; and
[(8)] (7) a small hydroelectric power plant of less than 30 megawatts
in capacity that is licensed or exempt from licensing by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
(m) "Tier 2 renewable source" means one or more of the following types of
energy sources:
(1) hydroelectric power other than pump storage generation;
(2) incineration of poultry litter;—if the Maryland Energy
Administration and the Maryland Department of Agriculture determine that there is a
sufficient quantity of poultry litter available for the economic viability of any existing
and operating entity that is sited on the Delmarva Peninsula and that, as of July 1,
2004, processes and pasteurizes chicken-litter as fertilizer; and
(3) waste-to-energy.
(N) "Tier 3 renewable source" means photovoltaic power.
7-702.
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
(1) recognize the economic, environmental, fuel diversity, and security
benefits of renewable energy resources;
(2) establish a market for electricity from these resources in
Maryland; and
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