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HB153

Alaska Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities

Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM

In one sentence

This law requires certain electric utilities in Alaska to get more of their power from renewable sources by setting specific percentage goals and creating rules on how they can meet them.

What it does

  • Sets a goal for load-serving entities to generate 40% of electricity from renewable resources by December 31, 2030.
  • Raises the requirement to 55% of electricity from renewable resources by December 31, 2035.
  • Allows wind energy projects built before January 1, 2033, with at least 100 megawatts capacity and shared among multiple entities to count as more than their actual output toward goals.
  • Counts distributed energy systems and electricity consumption reduced by state-funded efficiency investments toward meeting the standards.
  • Requires utilities to prove new large power facilities will not hurt their ability to meet renewable energy targets before building them.

Who it affects

  • Load-serving entities that are subject to electric reliability organization standards and serve customers within an interconnected transmission network.
  • Electric reliability organizations that must file integrated resource plans including options for meeting the renewable portfolio standard.
  • The Public Utilities Commission, which reviews facility approvals and may impose fines for not meeting standards.

Limits and unknowns

  • The official text does not state when this bill officially becomes effective because the date is listed as blank in the source.
  • The full amount of fines for missing targets is cut off in the provided text, though it mentions a starting rate of $45 per megawatt hour.

Plain language

Terms to know

Renewable Portfolio Standard
A rule requiring load-serving entities to include a specific percentage of electricity from renewable energy resources in their portfolio.
Load-serving entity
An organization responsible for delivering electricity to customers that is subject to the standards of an electric reliability organization.
Renewable Electricity Credit
A credit from generation connected to the same transmission network or purchased within a specific service area, which can be traded but used only once and expires one year after creation.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

UTILITIES: RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD An Act relating to generation of electricity from renewable energy resources; relating to a renewable portfolio standard; relating to power cost equalization; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

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