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SB32

Allowed Costs for Electric Co-op Renewable Energy and Storage

Last scannedSep 22, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This law requires certain electric cooperatives to include approved costs for small-scale renewable energy projects in their customer rates.

Requires that specific project costs be included in the rates charged by eligible utilities if approved by the utility's board of directors.
Applies only to new or purchased renewable energy facilities and battery storage systems with a nameplate capacity under 15,000 kilowatts.

Electric cooperative utilities organized under Alaska state law (AS 10.25).
Utilities that participate in an electric reliability organization certified by the commission.
Customers who pay electricity rates to these specific cooperatives.

The rule only applies to projects with a nameplate capacity of less than 15,000 kilowatts.
Costs must be approved by the utility's board of directors before they are allowed in rates.
This law does not apply to electric utilities that are not organized as cooperatives under AS 10.25.

Plain language

Nameplate capacity: The maximum power output of a facility, measured here in kilowatts.
Renewable energy facility: A site that generates electricity from geothermal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, hydrokinetic, tidal, biomass, or other renewable resources.

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ALLOWED COSTS IN ELECTRIC COOP RATES An Act relating to costs incurred by certain electric utilities for renewable energy and battery energy storage.

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