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LB1027
LB1027: Rules for Building Electric Power Facilities
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:18 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires electric suppliers to get approval before building most power plants or high-voltage lines, adds safety checks near military bases regarding foreign equipment, and changes rules for privately developed renewable energy projects.
What it does
- Requires an application approved by the Public Service Commission before constructing or acquiring electric generation facilities or transmission lines carrying more than seven hundred volts.
- Exempts certain small replacements of municipal plants, short line extensions with owner consent, and specific acquisitions from requiring full approval.
- Requires suppliers building within ten miles of a military base to certify that their facilities do not contain electronic equipment made by foreign adversaries.
- Allows the Public Service Commission to grant an exception for using foreign-made equipment if there is no other reasonable option and avoiding it would cause greater harm.
- Exempts electric suppliers from the foreign equipment certification rule if they comply with North American Electric Reliability Corporation critical infrastructure requirements.
- Requires a supplier who stops building or acquiring approved facilities to file reasons within thirty days, followed by an advisory hearing to inform other suppliers and the public.
- Clarifies that privately developed renewable energy generation facilities are exempt from these sections only if they comply with section 70-1014.02.
Who it affects
- Electric power suppliers constructing or acquiring generation facilities in Nebraska
- Companies building transmission lines carrying more than seven hundred volts
- Private developers of renewable energy generation facilities that do not comply with section 70-1014.02
- The Public Service Commission, which reviews applications and holds hearings
Limits and unknowns
- The provided text cuts off before listing all the specific findings required for approval under section 70-1014.
- The bill does not define exactly what constitutes a 'foreign adversary' or list specific countries.
- The effective date of these changes is not listed in the source material.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Public Service Commission (the board)
- The state agency that approves or denies plans for new electric power lines and plants.
- Foreign adversary
- A country whose electronic equipment is restricted from being used in facilities near military bases unless an exception is granted.
- Privately developed renewable energy generation facility
- Power plants owned by private entities that use natural sources to make electricity, which may be exempt if they follow specific state rules.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Eliminate certain exemptions applicable to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and change requirements for the construction of privately developed renewable energy generation facilities
Official activity
Bill history
- Indefinitely postponed