Energy Resource Procurement for Utilities
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Bill Summary - 24LSO-0275 Bill No.: SF0023 Effective: 7/1/2024 LSO No.: 24LSO-0275 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0053 Chapter No.: 76 Prime Sponsor: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee Catch Title: Public utilities-energy resource procurement. Has Report: No Subject: Public utilities-energy resource procurement. Summary/Major Elements: This bill establishes a process for electrical utilities to use when acquiring or constructing a significant energy resource. The bill requires the Public Service Commission to approve the solicitation process being used by an electrical utility company and requires the Public Service Commission to adopt rules outlining the solicitation approval process as well as any waiver of the process. The bill provides for the appointment of an independent evaluator by the Public Service Commission to monitor and report on the solicitation approval process. This bill requires affected electrical utilities to comply with the solicitation approval process for the acquisition or construction of any significant energy resource after July 1, 2024. The bill provides definitions of "affected electrical utility", "significant energy resource" and "solicitation". The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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The lawmaker supports the bill because changing a requirement to an option allows new staff to conduct evaluations internally rather than forcing the appointment of an independent evaluator.
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The amendment changes the wording of certain parts of the bill to allow more flexibility in actions by electrical utilities and increases a financial threshold from $200,000 to $356,000.
The amendment changes specific letter labels in a bill section to new Roman numeral labels and adds a new clause about excluding certain customer-requested resources from being considered as significant energy resources.
The amendment adds a new section to the bill that authorizes one full-time position for an analyst at the Public Service Commission and appropriates $200,000 from the public service account for this purpose.