NEW YORK : A U.S. Democratic lawmaker plans to reintroduce a bipartisan bill next month that would allow electricity generated from renewable biomass to qualify for credits under the nation's biofuel blending program.Under the bill's plan, producers of power generated from renewable gas and then used for charging electric vehicles would be eligible to generate lucrative credits under the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard.
"The manufacturers do not produce the electricity. It is the biomass/biogas industry that does," Representative John Garamendi from California, the sponsor of the bill, told Reuters in an interview on Friday. Garamendi originally introduced the bill in 2021, with bipartisan cosponsors including Representative Jack Bergman, a Republican from Michigan, and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican from Iowa. It did not receive a hearing when last introduced.