Senate File 2057 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2057 BY HOGG A BILL FOR An Act relating to renewable energy production by establishing 1 a solar electric generation standard applicable to electric 2 public utilities. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5244SS (8) 83 rn/sc

S.F. 2057 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 476.47A Solar electric generation 1 —— standard established. 2 1. An electric public utility, whether required to 3 be rate-regulated under this chapter or exempt from rate 4 regulation pursuant to the provisions of sections 476.1A, 5 476.1B, or 476.1C, shall produce or purchase the utility’s 6 share, as determined in subsection 2, of seven megawatts of 7 power from solar electric generation sources by December 31, 8 2014. 9 2. Each electric public utility’s share of seven megawatts 10 of power shall be determined by the board based on that 11 utility’s proportionate share of sales of electricity in the 12 state for the year ending December 31, 2010. By March 1, 13 2011, the board shall notify each electric public utility of 14 the amount so determined. An electric public utility required 15 to be rate-regulated may include this amount for purposes of 16 satisfying the renewable energy standard specified in section 17 476.44, subsection 2. 18 3. The solar electric generation standard established in 19 this section may be satisfied either through construction of a 20 solar electric generation facility by an individual utility or 21 by more than one utility collectively, or by entering into a 22 power purchase agreement with an alternate energy production 23 facility located in this state. Solar electrically generated 24 energy produced or purchased by a utility, which was originally 25 placed in production or use prior to December 31, 2014, may be 26 counted toward satisfying the standard. 27 4. For purposes of this section, “solar electric generation” 28 means electricity generated directly or indirectly by sunlight 29 without combustion. 30 EXPLANATION 31 This bill establishes a solar electric generation standard 32 applicable to all electric public utilities in this state. 33 The bill requires each electric public utility to produce 34 or purchase its share of seven megawatts of power from solar 35 -1- LSB 5244SS (8) 83 rn/sc 1/ 2

S.F. 2057 electric generation sources by December 31, 2014. Each 1 utility’s share shall be determined by the Iowa utilities 2 board based on the utility’s proportionate share of sales of 3 electricity in the state for the year ending December 31, 4 2010. The bill directs the board to notify each utility of 5 the amount so determined by March 1, 2011. The bill permits 6 a rate-regulated electric public utility to include the 7 amount determined for purposes of satisfying the 105-megawatt 8 proportionate share renewable energy purchase requirement 9 specified in Code section 476.44, subsection 2. 10 The bill provides that the solar electric generation 11 standard may be satisfied either through construction of a 12 solar electric generation facility individually or by more than 13 one utility collectively, or by entering into a power purchase 14 agreement with an alternate energy production facility located 15 in this state. Additionally, solar electrically generated 16 energy produced or purchased by a utility, which was originally 17 placed in production or use prior to December 31, 2014, may be 18 counted in the bill toward satisfying the standard. 19 The bill defines “solar electric generation” to mean 20 electricity generated without combustion directly or indirectly 21 by sunlight. 22 -2- LSB 5244SS (8) 83 rn/sc 2/ 2