Bill Text: IA SF331 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to energy efficiency reporting requirements applicable to certain gas and electric utilities. (Formerly SSB 1044.) Effective 7-1-17.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-22 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 737. [SF331 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF331-Enrolled.html

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Senate File 331 - Enrolled




                              SENATE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

                              (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                  1044)
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                                   A BILL FOR
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                                        Senate File 331

                             AN ACT
 RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
    TO CERTAIN GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITIES.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  Section 476.6, subsection 15, paragraph c,
 subparagraph (4), Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    (4)  On January 1 of each even=numbered or before December
 31 of each odd=numbered year, commencing January 1, 2012
  December 31, 2017, gas and electric utilities that are not
 required to be rate=regulated shall file a report with the board
 identifying their progress in meeting the energy efficiency
 goal and any updates or amendments to their energy efficiency
 plans and goals containing the annual results of their energy
 efficiency programs from the previous two completed calendar
 years. The report shall include information relating to their
 total energy savings measured in kilowatt=hours or therms and
 total peak demand savings measured in kilowatts or therms,
 for all applicable customer classes, including residential,
 commercial, and industrial customers. The report shall
 also include information relating to their total peak demand
 savings measured in kilowatts or therms for any demand response
 programs. Filings made pursuant to this paragraph "c" shall
 be deemed to meet the filing requirements of section 476.1A,
 subsection 1, paragraph "g", and section 476.1B, subsection 1,
 paragraph "l".
    Sec. 2.  Section 476.6, subsection 15, paragraph c, Code
 2017, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (5)  Gas and electric utilities that are
 not required to be rate=regulated under this chapter may submit
 to the board any forms or reports required by and prepared
 for a federal agency in lieu of the reports required under
 subparagraph (4) of this paragraph "c", so long as the utility
 otherwise complies with the requirements of subparagraphs
 (1) through (3) of this paragraph "c" and such forms or
 reports include information relating to the utility's energy
 efficiency. Filings made pursuant to this subparagraph (5)
 shall be deemed to meet the filing requirements of section
 476.1A, subsection 1, paragraph "g", and section 476.1B,
 subsection 1, paragraph "l".


                                                             
                               JACK WHITVER
                               President of the Senate


                                                             
                               LINDA UPMEYER
                               Speaker of the House
    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
 is known as Senate File 331, Eighty=seventh General Assembly.


                                                             
                               W. CHARLES SMITHSON
                               Secretary of the Senate
 Approved                , 2017


                                                             
                               TERRY E. BRANSTAD
                               Governor

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