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electric
service providers; energy reliability
(now: electric
utility; reliable energy standard)
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HOUSE BILL 2331
AN
ACT
amending title 30, chapter 6, article 1,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 30-812; amending title 40,
chapter 2, article 1, arizona revised statutes, by adding section 40-207;
relating to reliable electric resources.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 30, chapter 6, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 30-812, to read:
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30-812.
Public power entity; generating capacity; reliable resources;
definitions
A.
On
or after January 1, 2030, a public power entity that serves more than one
million customers in this state shall ensure that at least eighty-five
percent of the generating capacity that is relied on to serve retail load
customers consists of reliable resources.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Generating capacity":
(
a
) Means the
nameplate alternating current capacity, measured in megawatts, of electric
generation resources that are owned, controlled, contracted for or otherwise
relied on by a public power entity to serve retail load in this state.
(
b
) Includes
capacity from utility-owned resources and capacity from purchased power
or tolling arrangements that provide capacity value to the public power entity.
2. "Intermittent
availability" means resource availability that is primarily dependent on
weather conditions, solar irradiance, wind speeds or other naturally variable
conditions beyond the operator's control and that cannot be dispatched on
demand to meet system needs as determined by the corporation commission.
3. "Reliable resource"
means an electric generation resource that is dispatchable or is capable of
providing baseload energy and that is not subject to intermittent availability,
except for routine maintenance and repairs.
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Sec. 2. Title 40, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 40-207, to read:
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40-207.
Electric public service corporation; generating capacity;
reliable resources; definitions
A. On or after January 1, 2030, an
electric public service corporation shall ensure that at least eighty-five
percent of the generating capacity that is relied on to serve retail load
customers consists of reliable resources.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Generating capacity":
(
a
) Means the
nameplate alternating current capacity, measured in megawatts, of electric
generation resources that are owned, controlled, contracted for or otherwise
relied on by an electric public service corporation to serve retail load in this
state.
(
b
) Includes
capacity from utility-owned resources and capacity from purchased power
or tolling arrangements that provide capacity value to the electric
public service corporation.
2. "Intermittent
availability" means resource availability that is primarily dependent on
weather conditions, solar irradiance, wind speeds or other naturally variable
conditions beyond the operator's control and that cannot be dispatched on
demand to meet system needs as determined by the commission.
3.
"Reliable resource
" means an electric
generation resource that is dispatchable
or is capable of
providing baseload energy and that is not subject to intermittent availability,
except for routine maintenance and repairs.
END_STATUTE
Sec. 3.
Legislative intent
The legislature intends that this act
is necessary for the convenience, comfort and safety of and the preservation of
the health of public service corporation patrons.
Sec. 4.
Short title
This act may be cited as the
"Energy Reliability Standards Act".