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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 577 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 473.14 IMPLEMENTATION 1 5 OF ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES – SCHOOL 1 6 CORPORATIONS. 1 7 1. Any energy efficiency projects approved by the 1 8 commission that are completed by a school corporation 1 9 subject to section 298.18 shall be exempt from the 1 10 bonded debt levy limits in section 298.18. 1 11 2. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to 1 12 chapter 17A to administer this section, including 1 13 requirements for an energy management plan, an energy 1 14 audit, and an engineering analysis of the energy 1 15 conservation measures. 1 16 3. A participating school corporation shall 1 17 annually report to the commission on August 1 the 1 18 status of all energy conservation measures identified 1 19 in their engineering analysis, whether or not the 1 20 measures have been acquired or implemented, and the 1 21 results of energy usage analyses of the board's 1 22 facilities. The report shall also be made available 1 23 to the residents of the election district for the 1 24 school corporation." 1 25 #2. Page 1, by inserting after line 8 the 1 26 following: 1 27 Sec. . Section 476.2, subsection 6, Code 2001, 1 28 is amended to read as follows: 1 29 6. The board shall provide the general assembly 1 30 with a report on theenergy efficiency planning1 31efforts undertaken by utilities required to offer1 32energy efficiency plans pursuant to section 476.6,1 33subsection 17. The report shall be completed by1 34January 1, 1998.following subjects: 1 35 a. An analysis of the level of investment and 1 36 incentives required to increase the energy generated 1 37 from alternative or renewable sources by ten, twenty, 1 38 and thirty percent. 1 39 b. Recommendations for promoting investment in 1 40 integrated small-scale renewable energy systems. 1 41 c. An analysis of the costs and benefits of 1 42 generating and transmitting electricity from renewable 1 43 sources, and a proposal for a formula for establishing 1 44 a fair cost for transmitting electricity from 1 45 renewable sources. 1 46 d. Recommendations regarding establishment of a 1 47 standard system for net metering and connecting 1 48 renewable electricity generators to the electric 1 49 transmission grid." 1 50 #3. Page 5, by inserting before line 1 the 2 1 following: 2 2 "Sec. . Section 476.6, subsection 19, Code 2 3 2001, is amended to read as follows: 2 4 19. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPLEMENTATION, COST REVIEW, 2 5 AND COST RECOVERY. 2 6 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 2 7 board reinitiate the filing and evaluation of energy 2 8 efficiency plans by gas and electric utilities, 2 9 effective upon the effective date of this Act: 2 10 a. Gas and electric utilities required to be rate- 2 11 regulated under this chapter shall file energy 2 12 efficiency plans with the board. An energy efficiency 2 13 plan and budget shall include a range of programs, 2 14 tailored to the needs of all customer classes, 2 15 including residential, commercial, and industrial 2 16 customers, for energy efficiency opportunities. The 2 17 plans shall include rebates for the purchase and use 2 18 of energy efficient appliances. The plans shall 2 19 include programs for qualified low-income persons 2 20 including a cooperative program with any community 2 21 action agency within the utility's service area to 2 22 implement countywide or communitywide energy 2 23 efficiency programs for qualified low-income persons, 2 24 and shall also include a small business energy 2 25 assistance program to be developed by the energy 2 26 commission. Rate-regulated gas and electric utilities 2 27 shall utilize Iowa agencies and Iowa contractors to 2 28 the maximum extent cost-effective in their energy 2 29 efficiency plans filed with the board. 2 30 b. A gas and electric utility required to be rate- 2 31 regulated under this chapter shall assess potential 2 32 energy and capacity savings available from actual and 2 33 projected customer usage by applying commercially 2 34 available technology and improved operating practices 2 35 to energy-using equipment and buildings. The utility 2 36 shall submit the assessment to the board. Upon 2 37 receipt of the assessment, the board shall consult 2 38 with the energy bureau of the division of energy and 2 39 geological resources of the department of natural 2 40 resources to develop specific capacity and energy 2 41 savings performance standards for each utility. The 2 42 utility shall submit an energy efficiency planwhich2 43 that shall include economically achievable programs 2 44 designed to attain these energy and capacity 2 45 performance standards. 2 46 The utilities shall make energy audits available to 2 47 all customers. Priority may be given to customers 2 48 with greater energy use, but the service shall not be 2 49 denied on the basis that the consumer purchases only a 2 50 selected product or products from the utility. 3 1 c. The board shall conduct contested case 3 2 proceedings for review of energy efficiency plans and 3 3 budgets filed by gas and electric utilities required 3 4 to be rate-regulated under this chapter. The board 3 5 may approve, reject, or modify the plans and budgets. 3 6 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17A.19, 3 7 subsection 5, in an application for judicial review of 3 8 the board's decision concerning a utility's energy 3 9 efficiency plan or budget, the reviewing court shall 3 10 not order a stay. Whenever a request to modify an 3 11 approved plan or budget is filed subsequently by the 3 12 office of consumer advocate or a gas or electric 3 13 utility required to be rate-regulated under this 3 14 chapter, the board shall promptly initiate a formal 3 15 proceeding if the board determines that any reasonable 3 16 ground exists for investigating the request. The 3 17 formal proceeding may be initiated at any time by the 3 18 board on its own motion. Implementation of board- 3 19 approved plans or budgets shall be considered 3 20 continuous in nature and shall be subject to 3 21 investigation at any time by the board or the office 3 22 of the consumer advocate. 3 23 d. Notice to customers of a contested case 3 24 proceeding for review of energy efficiency plans and 3 25 budgets shall be in a manner prescribed by the board. 3 26 e. A gas or electric utility required to be rate- 3 27 regulated under this chapter may recover, through an 3 28 automatic adjustment mechanism filed pursuant to 3 29 subsection 11, over a period not to exceed the term of 3 30 the plan, the costs of an energy efficiency plan 3 31 approved by the board, including amounts for a plan 3 32 approved prior to July 1, 1996, in a contested case 3 33 proceeding conducted pursuant to paragraph "c". The 3 34 board shall periodically conduct a contested case 3 35 proceeding to evaluate the reasonableness and prudence 3 36 of the utility's implementation of an approved energy 3 37 efficiency plan and budget. If a utility is not 3 38 taking all reasonable actions to cost-effectively 3 39 implement an approved energy efficiency plan, the 3 40 board shall not allow the utility to recover from 3 41 customers costs in excess of those costs that would be 3 42 incurred under reasonable and prudent implementation 3 43 and shall not allow the utility to recover future 3 44 costs at a level other than what the board determines 3 45 to be reasonable and prudent. If the result of a 3 46 contested case proceeding is a judgment against a 3 47 utility, that utility's future level of cost recovery 3 48 shall be reduced by the amount by which the programs 3 49 were found to be imprudently conducted. The utility 3 50 shall not represent energy efficiency in customer 4 1 billings as a separate cost or expense unless the 4 2 board otherwise approves. 4 3 f. A rate-regulated utility required to submit an 4 4 energy efficiency plan under this subsection shall, 4 5 upon the request of the energy commission, or upon the 4 6 direct request of a state agency or political 4 7 subdivision to whichitthe utility provides service, 4 8 provide advice and assistance to a state agency or 4 9 political subdivision regarding measureswhichthat 4 10 the state agency or political subdivision might take 4 11 in achieving improved energy efficiency results. The 4 12 cooperation shall include assistance in accessing 4 13 financial assistance for energy efficiency measures. 4 14 Sec. . Section 476.44, subsection 2, Code 2001, 4 15 is amended to read as follows: 4 16 2. a. An electric utility subject to this 4 17 division, except a utilitywhichthat elects rate 4 18 regulation pursuant to section 476.1A, shall not be 4 19 required to purchase, at any one time, more than its 4 20 scheduled percentage share ofone hundred five4 21megawatts of powerits Iowa retail load from 4 22 alternative energy production facilities or small 4 23 hydro facilities at the rates established pursuant to 4 24 section 476.43. The board shallallocate the one4 25hundred five megawattsmake the allocations based upon 4 26 each utility's percentage of the total Iowa retail 4 27 peak demand, fortheeach year, beginning January 1, 4 281990,of all utilities subject to this section, based 4 29 on the following schedule: 4 30 (1) Until January 1, 2006, two percent. 4 31 (2) Beginning January 1, 2006, four percent. 4 32 (3) Beginning January 1, 2009, six percent. 4 33 (4) Beginning January 1, 2011, eight percent. 4 34 (5) Beginning January 1, 2013, ten percent. 4 35 (6) Beginning January 1, 2015, twelve percent. 4 36 (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, fourteen percent. 4 37 (8) Beginning January 1, 2019, sixteen percent. 4 38 (9) Beginning January 1, 2021, twenty percent. 4 39 b. If a utility undergoes reorganization as 4 40 defined in section 476.76, the board shall combine the 4 41 allocated purchases of power for each utility involved 4 42 in the reorganization. 4 43 c. Notwithstanding theone hundred five megawatt4 44 current applicable maximum, the board may increase the 4 45 amount of power that a utility is required to purchase 4 46 at the rates established pursuant to section 476.43 if 4 47 the board finds that a utility, including a 4 48 reorganized utility, exceeds its1990previous Iowa 4 49 retail peak demand level by twenty percent, and the 4 50 additional power the utility is required to purchase 5 1 will encourage the development of alternate energy 5 2 production facilities and small hydro facilities. The 5 3 increase shall not exceed the utility's increase in 5 4 peak demand multiplied by the ratio of the utility's 5 5 share of theone hundred five megawattcurrent 5 6 scheduled maximum to its1990Iowa retail peak 5 7 demand." 5 8 #4. Title page, line 1 by striking the word 5 9 "power" and inserting the following: "power, 5 10 including". 5 11 #5. Title page, line 11, by inserting after the 5 12 word "agencies;" the following: "addressing energy 5 13 conservation and energy efficiency programs; 5 14 addressing the alternative energy production 5 15 standard;" 5 16 #6. By renumbering as necessary. 5 17 5 18 5 19 5 20 WITT of Black Hawk 5 21 5 22 5 23 5 24 GREIMANN of Story 5 25 5 26 5 27 5 28 HATCH of Polk 5 29 5 30 5 31 5 32 JOCHUM of Dubuque 5 33 5 34 5 35 5 36 MASCHER of Johnson 5 37 5 38 5 39 5 40 SHOULTZ of Black Hawk 5 41 5 42 5 43 5 44 STEVENS of Dickinson 5 45 HF 577.510 79 5 46 jj/pj
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