Bill Text: AZ HCR2041 | 2016 | Fifty-second Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Corporation commission; distributed energy resources
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-27 - House read second time [HCR2041 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2016-HCR2041-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed House Bill |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2041 |
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; amending article XV, section 3, Constitution of Arizona; relating to corporation commission.
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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
1. Article XV, section 3, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
3. Power of commission as to classifications, rates and charges, rules, contracts and accounts; local regulation; public service corporations; electricity; definitions
Section 3. A. The corporation commission shall have full power to, and shall, prescribe just and reasonable classifications to be used and just and reasonable rates and charges to be made and collected, by public service corporations within the state for service rendered therein, and make reasonable rules, regulations, and orders, by which such corporations shall be governed in the transaction of business within the state, and may prescribe the forms of contracts and the systems of keeping accounts to be used by such corporations in transacting such business, and make and enforce reasonable rules, regulations, and orders for the convenience, comfort, and safety, and the preservation of the health, of the employees and patrons of such corporations; provided, that incorporated cities and towns may be authorized by law to exercise supervision over public service corporations doing business therein, including the regulation of rates and charges to be made and collected by such corporations; provided further, that classifications, rates, charges, rules, regulations, orders, and forms or systems prescribed or made by said corporation commission may from time to time be amended or repealed by such commission.
B. In exercising the powers conferred under subsection a of this section over public service corporations that furnish electricity:
1. The corporation commission shall establish rules and procedures to maximize the use of solar energy in the public interest without sacrificing the affordability of electricity or the reliability of the electrical system.
2. The corporation commission shall establish procedures for the submission, review and time frame of and action on applications for interconnection of distributed energy resources to public service corporations that furnish electricity. The corporation commission shall Consider costs, public health and safety and reliability when establishing these procedures.
3. To protect both customers with distributed energy resources and customers without distributed energy resources from unjust and unreasonable charges, the corporation commission shall establish separate rate classifications for customers with distributed energy resources. Rates established for all customer classes shall be reasonably based on actual costs incurred by the public service corporation that furnishes electricity, may include fixed charges and shall be consistent with section 14 of this article.
4. If the corporation commission requires public service corporations that furnish electricity to purchase energy that is exported to the electrical system from distributed energy resources from and after December 31, 2016, The corporation commission Shall establish a purchase rate that minimizes the impact on customers without distributed energy resources. The purchase rate shall be consistent with the actual energy cost avoided by the public service corporation from the purchase of the energy. Energy exported to the electrical system shall be measured and accounted for over the shortest period practicable. The corporation commission shall establish procedures to account for and pay a customer for energy exported to the electrical system and allow the public service corporation that furnishes electricity to recover the cost of the purchased electricity.
5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the corporation commission shall establish alternative requirements for this subsection and grandfathering provisions for customers that interconnected distributed energy resources before january 1, 2017. These alternative requirements and grandfathering provisions are subject to the continuing jurisdiction of the corporation commission and may be modified by the corporation commission.
6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the corporation commission may establish alternative requirements for this subsection for an electrical cooperative on the electrical cooperative's request.
C. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Distributed energy resource" means a device or system that is used to generate or store electricity except a device or system that is intended for occasional use.
2. "Interconnection" means the physical linking of a distributed energy resource and the electrical system so that the distributed energy resource is able to transfer electricity to the electrical system.
2. Short title
This measure may be cited as the "Solar For All Act".
3. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.
