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OK SB1416

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jason Smalley

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Transfers duties relating to renewable energy from the Joint Electric Utility Task Force to the Corporation Commission under the Oklahoma Energy Security Act framework.

  • Extends the renewable energy standard goal deadline from 2015 to 2020, increasing the target from 15% to 20% of installed electricity generation capacity from renewable sources.

  • Authorizes the Corporation Commission to promulgate rules establishing a distribution access fee for consumers utilizing Oklahoma-produced qualified renewable resources, capped at costs included in filed tariffs.

  • Declares interconnection to electric distribution systems for delivery of Oklahoma-qualified renewable resources to be in the public interest, restricted to customer's own facilities or tribal utility authority facilities on trust lands.

  • Modifies definitions of demand side management and energy efficiency to include promotion of Oklahoma-produced qualified renewable resources and limits demand side management to 25% of the renewable energy standard goal.

Legislative Description

Renewable energy; deleting obsolete statutory language; creating the Oklahoma Energy Security Act. Effective date.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Energy

2/2/2016

Committee Referrals

Energy2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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