AN ACT relating to energy.

SB 248 creates the Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship in Kentucky and establishes a 13-member governing board to oversee it. The center is tasked with leading renewable energy research, promoting energy efficiency in homes and buildings, fostering public-private partnerships, and collaborating with the state's Office of Energy Policy. The board includes representatives from education, renewable energy companies, environmental groups, consumer advocates, local government, and state agencies, with members appointed by the Governor or agencies. This bill is a structural change to organize state efforts around renewable energy research and policy development, not a new funding program or regulatory shift.