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HB 1427: Energy

GENERAL BILL by Rehwinkel Vasilinda

Energy; Requires Public Service Commission (PSC) to consider certain factors in performing its duties; requires PSC to ensure that utility rate structures are designed to meet certain goals; provides requirements for such rate structure determinations; revises provisions authorizing commission to establish financial rewards & penalties relating to such goals; requires impact studies for proposed power plants; requires commission to initiate specified rulemaking; requires electric utilities to collect monthly systems charge from residential, commercial, & industrial customers; provides for deposit of collected funds into Sustainable & Renewable Energy Policy Trust Fund; creates direct-support organization for Office of Energy; requires contract between office & direct-support organization; provides for use of funds; requires annual audit; requires that purchase contract offered to producers of renewable energy contain payment provisions for energy & capacity based upon public utility's equivalent cost-recovery rate for certain clean energy projects; extends period of time for which residents are eligible to receive rebates for specified solar energy systems; provides schedule for rebate amounts.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2012 House • Filed
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 143
    1/12/2012 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 216
    3/9/2012 House • Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee

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  • HB 1427, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2012 at 4:32 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1429 Trust Funds/Sustainable and Renewable Energy Policy Trust Fund/Office of Energy/DACS Rehwinkel Vasilinda Linked Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ENUS)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    350.001 Legislative intent. Page 2 (pdf)
    366.82 Definition; goals; plans; programs; annual reports; energy audits. Page 3 (pdf)
    366.91 Renewable energy. Page 11 (pdf)
    377.806 Solar Energy System Incentives Program. Page 12 (pdf)

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