| Last Action | signed by Governor (Acts ch. 105) |
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| Title | A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to natural gas retail competition. |
| Bill Documents |
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| Bill Request Number | 1154 |
| Sponsors | K. Hall, T. Edmonds |
| Summary of Original Version | Direct study by the Public Service Commission regarding natural gas retail choice programs; require study report to address specific elements, including whether state-level certification of competitive gas suppliers should be applicable for service to all levels of consumption or to certain customer classes; marketing, contracting, and service enrollments and renewals; the obligation to serve and the provider of last resort and entities that should fulfill this role, and alternative procurement strategies for default service; non-discriminatory access to services offered and best practices; standards of conduct for natural gas distribution companies and competitive gas suppliers; utility services and utilities' interaction with competitive gas suppliers, including billing methods and related issues; and transition costs and reasonable practices to minimize or eliminate stranded costs; Provide that Joint Resolution shall not be construed to interfere with existing gas commodity programs, including the continuation or extension of those programs or with PSC authority to approve new programs; study report to be provided to the Legislative Research Commission no later than November 1, 2010. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Energy - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed Oil and Natural Gas - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed Public Utilities - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed Studies Directed - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed Trade Practices and Retailing - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed |
| Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Direct the Public Service Commission to commence a collaborative study of natural gas retail competition programs to determine if benefits can be derived from these programs, and to determine whether natural gas retail competition programs can be crafted to benefit Kentucky consumers; require study to include an evaluation of existing natural gas retail competition programs; upon completion of study, require the PSC to make a written report to the General Assembly and the Legislative Research Commission of its findings and recommendations; encourage the PSC to seek input for the study from interested stakeholders, including the Attorney General, regulated local distribution companies, natural gas marketers, including marketers that are not local distribution companies, utilities, natural gas companies, public service companies, or similar companies, representatives from consumer groups, and representatives from all classes of customers; require the PSC study and subsequent report to the General Assembly and the Legislative Research Commission to consider and examine elements that shall be incorporated into any proposed natural gas retail competition program and issues which need to be addressed in order to adequately protect the public interest in any new natural gas retail competition program; require PSC to establish criteria by which the effectiveness of competition and benefits to customers can be measured; require study report to be provided to the Legislative Research Commission for appropriate distribution no later than January 1, 2011; specify that joint resolution shall not interfere with existing natural gas retail competition programs, including their continuation or extension. |
| Index Headings |
Energy - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed Oil and Natural Gas - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed Public Utilities - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed Studies Directed - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed Trade Practices and Retailing - Natural gas retail competition, PSC study thereof directed |
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