HF 2105 (LSB 5765YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2105

BY  BAGNIEWSKI

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for a study of excess energy production by electric power generating facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  IOWA UTILITIES COMMISSION —— EXCESS ENERGY PRODUCTION —— STUDY.  The Iowa utilities commission shall conduct a study that examines whether, during any certain time of day, electric power generating facilities are on average producing more energy than the amount necessary to provide electric service to customers. If the commission finds that, during a certain time of day, electric power generating facilities are on average producing more energy than the amount necessary to provide electric service to customers, the commission shall examine the feasibility of providing the excess energy for free to residents of Iowa at that certain time of the day for the purpose of energy storage for individual consumption. The commission shall submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before December 31, 2026.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill directs the Iowa utilities commission (commission) to conduct a study that examines whether, during any certain time of day, electric power generating facilities are on average producing more energy than the amount necessary to provide electric service to customers.
   If the commission finds a certain time of day when electric power generating facilities are on average producing more energy than the amount necessary to provide electric service to customers, the bill directs the commission to examine the feasibility of providing the excess energy for free to residents of Iowa at that certain time of the day for the purpose of energy storage for individual consumption.
   The bill requires the commission to submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before December 31, 2026.