House Bill 338

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Last Action floor amendment (1) filed
Title AN ACT relating to economic development.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1486
Sponsors M. Marzian, R. Meeks
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to require retail electric suppliers to use increasing amounts of renewable energy; require retail electric suppliers to take energy-efficiency measures and implement energy-efficiency programs that increase energy savings over a period of time; provide for alternative compliance plans for public utilities who fail to meet renewable energy or efficiency requirements; define renewable energy; specify reporting requirements to the Public Service Commission regarding progress in diversifying energy sources and energy savings; require the Public Service Commission to develop tariff guidelines for purchase of renewable power.
Index Headings of Original Version Energy - Electricity, renewable sources required
Environment and Conservation - Electricity, renewable sources required
Public Utilities - Electricity, renewable sources required
Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1

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02/13/17
  • introduced in House
02/15/17
  • to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
03/08/17
  • floor amendment (1) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Gooch Jr.
Summary Delete original provisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 278 to: declare the intent of the Act to be to maintain reliable electricity generation; define "reliable energy" to mean electricity generated from a source that is always available on site or is delivered in advance and stored on site where the electricity is generated and define other terms; require retail electricity suppliers to incrementally increase the percentage of reliable energy that they provide to consumers from 70% in 2019, to 72.5% in 2022, and to 75% in 2025; specify what type of generation may be attributable to compliance with the reliability requirements of the Act; beginning on January 1, 2018, require each retail electric supplier to file a biennial implementation plan with the Public Service Commission; beginning on January 1, 2020, require each retail electric supplier to submit an annual report with the Public Service Commission; require the Public Service Commission to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the form, submission, and information to be contained in the report; beginning September 1, 2025, require the Public Service Commission to submit a report every five years to the Legislative Research Commission that includes the information gathered from the reports it received from the retail electric suppliers.
Index Headings Energy - Electricity, renewable sources required
Environment and Conservation - Electricity, renewable sources required
Public Utilities - Electricity, renewable sources required

Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:02 PM (EST)