Bill Text: IA SF225 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to alternate and renewable energy production by establishing an alternate and renewable energy incentive program applicable to alternate energy production facilities under specified circumstances.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-19 - Subcommittee reassigned, McCoy, Anderson, and Courtney. S.J. 96. [SF225 Detail]
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BY
BEALL
,
BOLKCOM
,
HOGG
,
HOUSER
,
and
KIBBIE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
alternate
and
renewable
energy
production
1
by
establishing
an
alternate
and
renewable
energy
incentive
2
program
applicable
to
alternate
energy
production
facilities
3
under
specified
circumstances.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
476.43A
Alternate
and
renewable
1
energy
incentive
program.
2
1.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
encourage
3
the
development
of
utility-owned
and
customer-owned
alternate
4
and
renewable
energy
production
facilities.
The
board
shall
5
establish
and
administer
an
alternate
and
renewable
energy
6
incentive
program
to
encourage
the
development
of
alternate
7
energy
production
projects
across
this
state.
8
2.
An
alternate
energy
production
facility
with
a
nameplate
9
generating
capacity
of
less
than
or
equal
to
twenty
megawatts
10
which
seeks
to
enter
into
an
interconnection
and
power
sales
11
agreement
with
an
electric
utility
may
submit
an
application
12
for
approval
to
the
board.
The
board
shall
develop
an
13
application
form
and
establish
approval
criteria
by
rule.
14
3.
a.
Eligibility
for
the
program
shall
be
contingent
upon
15
the
following:
16
(1)
Meeting
the
requirements
of
section
476C.1,
subsection
17
6,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(1)
through
(3),
and
18
subparagraphs
(6)
and
(7),
with
regard
to
fifty-one
percent
19
ownership
in
the
facility
being
comprised
of
one
or
more
of
20
the
individuals
or
entities
identified
pursuant
to
those
21
subparagraphs.
22
(2)
Having
applied
for
or
obtained
the
necessary
financing
23
to
cover
facility
construction
and
operation
costs.
24
(3)
Completing
a
standard
interconnection
request
form
25
established
by
the
board
by
rule.
26
(4)
Meeting
the
requirements
for
a
qualifying
facility
27
pursuant
to
the
federal
Public
Utility
Regulatory
Policies
Act
28
of
1978,
16
U.S.C.
§
2601
et
seq.
29
b.
Notwithstanding
the
maximum
ownership
or
purchase
30
requirements
of
section
476.44,
an
electric
utility
shall
31
interconnect
with
a
facility
which
is
approved
by
the
board
32
for
participation
in
the
program
and
shall
purchase
energy
33
from
that
facility
at
the
rates
approved
in
the
standard
34
offer
contract
filed
pursuant
to
subsection
4
with
the
board.
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However,
an
electric
utility
shall
not
be
required
to
purchase
1
an
amount
of
energy
from
new
program
participants
in
a
given
2
year
which
exceeds
fifty
percent
of
its
retail
sales
growth
3
during
the
previous
year.
Any
amount
of
energy
not
purchased
4
from
program
participants
in
a
single
year
may
be
carried
5
forward
to
subsequent
years
for
at
least
five
years.
6
4.
The
board
shall
develop
a
standard
offer
contract
form
7
to
facilitate
interconnection
between
an
electric
utility
and
8
a
program
participant.
The
form
shall
be
subject
to
biannual
9
review
and
periodic
adjustment
by
the
board
with
respect
to
new
10
program
participants.
The
board
shall
require
all
electric
11
utilities
to
file
with
the
board
standard
offer
contracts
12
consistent
with
the
form,
subject
to
modification
and
approval
13
by
the
board.
Electric
utilities
shall
make
the
contracts
14
available
to
any
approved
program
participant.
Standard
offer
15
contracts
shall
continue
in
effect
for
a
twenty-year
period,
16
subject
to
termination
provisions
for
failure
to
perform,
to
be
17
established
by
the
board
by
rule.
18
5.
The
standard
offer
contracts
shall
be
calculated
on
19
a
kilowatt-hour
basis,
and
shall
be
based
on
each
utility’s
20
cost,
inclusive
of
its
required
rate
of
return,
for
the
new
21
development
of
each
form
of
technology
and
project
size,
22
according
to
the
following
schedule:
23
a.
For
wind
turbine
facilities,
separate
standard
offer
24
contracts
shall
be
calculated
for
facilities
of
between
zero
25
and
one-half
megawatt
of
nameplate
generating
capacity,
and
for
26
facilities
larger
than
one-half
megawatt
but
less
than
twenty
27
megawatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity.
The
contracts
28
shall
incorporate
rates
based
on
a
single
reference
tower
wind
29
speed,
to
be
determined
by
the
board
by
rule,
and
adjusted
to
30
the
wind
speed
of
the
project
location.
31
b.
For
photovoltaic
facilities,
separate
standard
offer
32
contracts
shall
be
calculated
for
facilities
of
between
zero
33
and
twenty
kilowatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity,
and
for
34
facilities
larger
than
twenty
kilowatts
of
nameplate
generating
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capacity.
1
c.
For
waste
management
facilities,
agricultural
crop
and
2
residue
facilities,
and
hydroelectric
facilities,
separate
3
standard
offer
contracts
shall
be
calculated
for
facilities
4
of
between
zero
and
one-half
megawatt
of
nameplate
generating
5
capacity,
and
for
facilities
larger
than
one-half
megawatt
and
6
less
than
twenty
megawatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity.
7
6.
Standard
offer
contracts
shall
be
in
lieu
of
rates
8
otherwise
determined
by
the
board
pursuant
to
section
476.43.
9
An
unsuccessful
applicant,
or
an
alternate
energy
production
10
facility
with
larger
than
twenty
megawatts
of
nameplate
11
generating
capacity,
shall
be
governed
by
the
rates
established
12
in
section
476.43.
13
7.
The
board
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
14
by
January
1
annually
regarding
participation
levels
and
15
program
results.
16
EXPLANATION
17
This
bill
establishes
an
alternate
and
renewable
energy
18
incentive
program
applicable
to
alternate
energy
production
19
facilities
approved
for
participation
in
the
program.
20
The
bill
provides
that
an
alternate
energy
production
21
facility
with
a
nameplate
generating
capacity
of
less
22
than
or
equal
to
20
megawatts
which
seeks
to
enter
into
an
23
interconnection
and
power
sales
agreement
with
an
electric
24
utility
may
submit
an
application
for
approval
to
the
Iowa
25
utilities
board.
To
be
eligible
to
apply
for
the
program,
a
26
facility
must
meet
certain
percentage
ownership
requirements
27
specified
in
Code
section
476C.1,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“b”,
28
have
applied
for
or
obtained
the
necessary
financing
to
cover
29
facility
construction
and
operation
costs,
complete
a
standard
30
interconnection
request
form
established
by
the
board
by
rule,
31
and
meet
the
requirements
for
a
qualifying
facility
pursuant
to
32
the
federal
Public
Utility
Regulatory
Policies
Act
of
1978.
33
The
bill
provides
that
notwithstanding
the
maximum
ownership
34
or
purchase
requirements
of
Code
section
476.44,
an
electric
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utility
shall
be
required
to
interconnect
with
a
facility
1
approved
by
the
board
for
the
program,
but
shall
not
be
2
required
to
purchase
an
amount
of
energy
from
new
program
3
participants
in
a
given
year
which
exceeds
50
percent
of
its
4
retail
sales
growth
during
the
previous
year.
The
bill
states
5
that
amounts
not
purchased
from
program
participants
in
a
6
single
year
may
be
carried
forward
to
subsequent
years
for
at
7
least
five
years.
8
The
bill
directs
the
board
to
develop
a
standard
offer
9
contract
form
to
facilitate
interconnection
between
an
electric
10
utility
and
a
program
participant,
which
shall
be
subject
to
11
biannual
review
and
periodic
adjustment
by
the
board
with
12
respect
to
new
program
participants.
All
electric
utilities
13
shall
file
with
the
board
standard
offer
contracts
consistent
14
with
this
form,
subject
to
modification
and
board
approval,
and
15
shall
make
these
contracts
available
to
any
approved
program
16
participant.
The
bill
provides
that
standard
offer
contracts
17
shall
continue
in
effect
for
20
years,
subject
to
termination
18
provisions
for
failure
to
perform,
to
be
established
by
the
19
board
by
rule.
20
The
bill
specifies
that
standard
offer
contracts
shall
be
21
calculated
on
a
kilowatt-hour
basis,
and
shall
be
based
on
22
each
utility’s
cost,
inclusive
of
its
required
rate
of
return,
23
for
the
new
development
of
each
form
of
technology
and
project
24
size,
varying
by
the
type
of
alternate
and
renewable
energy
25
production
facility
involved.
For
wind
turbine
facilities,
26
the
bill
provides
that
separate
standard
offer
contracts
shall
27
be
calculated
for
facilities
of
between
zero
and
one-half
28
megawatt,
and
for
facilities
larger
than
one-half
megawatt
but
29
less
than
20
megawatts,
and
shall
incorporate
rates
based
on
a
30
single
reference
tower
wind
speed
to
be
determined
by
the
board
31
by
rule
and
adjusted
to
the
wind
speed
of
the
project
location.
32
For
photovoltaic
facilities,
the
bill
provides
that
separate
33
standard
offer
contracts
shall
be
calculated
for
facilities
of
34
between
zero
and
20
kilowatts,
and
for
facilities
larger
than
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20
kilowatts.
For
waste
management
facilities,
agricultural
1
crop
and
residue
facilities,
and
hydroelectric
facilities,
the
2
bill
provides
that
separate
standard
offer
contracts
shall
3
be
calculated
for
facilities
of
between
zero
and
one-half
4
megawatt,
and
for
facilities
larger
than
one-half
megawatt
and
5
less
than
20
megawatts.
6
The
bill
states
that
standard
offer
contracts
shall
be
7
in
lieu
of
alternate
and
renewable
energy
rates
otherwise
8
determined
by
the
board
pursuant
to
Code
section
476.43,
9
and
that
an
unsuccessful
applicant,
or
an
alternate
energy
10
production
facility
with
larger
than
20
megawatts
of
nameplate
11
generating
capacity,
shall
be
governed
by
the
Code
section
12
476.43
rates.
13
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
submit
a
report
to
the
general
14
assembly
by
January
1
annually
regarding
program
participation
15
levels
and
results.
16
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