Senate File 169 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY BOLKCOM Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring electric public utilities to offer an alternate 2 power purchase program. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2288SS 83 5 rn/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 476.6, Code 2009, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 23. ALTERNATE POWER PURCHASE PROGRAM. 1 4 Electric public utilities shall develop and offer to customers 1 5 an alternate power purchase program whereby the customer has 1 6 the option of designating that a specified percentage of their 1 7 energy usage be derived from alternate and renewable energy 1 8 sources. The program shall be offered on a voluntary basis, 1 9 and may involve the imposition of a monthly contribution or 1 10 charge by the utility upon the customer to partially or fully 1 11 offset the added expense of obtaining energy from an alternate 1 12 or renewable source. The specified percentages shall include, 1 13 at a minimum, twenty=five percent, fifty percent, and one 1 14 hundred percent usage from alternate and renewable sources. 1 15 Program parameters and requirements shall be established by 1 16 the board by rule. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill requires electric public utilities to offer to 1 19 customers an alternate power purchase program. The program 1 20 would offer customers the option of designating that a 1 21 specified percentage of their energy usage be derived from 1 22 alternate and renewable energy sources. The bill states that 1 23 the program would be voluntary and that a monthly contribution 1 24 or charge could be imposed upon the customer by the utility to 1 25 partially or fully offset the added expense of obtaining 1 26 energy from an alternate or renewable source. The bill 1 27 specifies various required percentages, and directs the 1 28 utilities board of the utilities division of the department of 1 29 commerce to establish program parameters and requirements by 1 30 rule. 1 31 LSB 2288SS 83 1 32 rn/nh/5