SF0010 • 2018

Utilities-rate making.

AN ACT relating to public utilities; providing for nonpreferential pricing for electrical generation when fixing rates; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Corporations
Last action: 2018-03-13
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/12/2018

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Amendments

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SF0010HS001

Standing Committee • HCorporations

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HCorporations

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SF0010S3001

3rd reading • Scott

Adopted

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SF0010SS001

Standing Committee • SCorporations

Adopted

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Bill History

2018-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0027
2018-03-13 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 57
2018-03-08 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0027
2018-03-07 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0027
2018-03-07 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0027
2018-03-07 Senate
S Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2018-03-06 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2018-03-06 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2018-03-05 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-03-02 House
H COW:Passed
2018-03-01 House
H Placed on General File
2018-03-01 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2018-02-23 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2018-02-21 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-02-20 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
2018-02-19 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-16 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-02-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-02-15 Senate
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2018-02-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 29-0-1-0-0
2018-02-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-12-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0010
Effective
:
Immediately

LSO No.:
18LSO-0208

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0027

Chapter No.:
57

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Utilities-rate making.

Subject:
Matters for the Public Service Commission to consider in setting utility rates.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act would require the
Public Service Commission to consider in setting rates the purchase power cost from a qualifying facility, but only if the cost of the energy or capacity (or both) are less than or equal to the utility's avoided cost considering the cost of energy or capacity from all other available sources and the incremental cost of transporting the energy from a qualifying facility to customers.

This act also
defines "avoided cost" for the purposes of a distribution cooperative that is an all-requirements power supply customer and defines "qualifying facility" to mean one that meets the qualification standards found in federal regulations.

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
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0010

ENROLLED ACT NO. 27,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to public utilities; providing for nonpreferential pricing for electrical generation when fixing rates; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S. 37
‑
2
‑
122
by
creating
new subsection
s
(c)
and (d)
is amended to read:

37
‑
2
‑
122
.

Matters considered in fixing rates; order changing services or facilities
; qualifying facilities contracts
.

(c)

In setting rates, the commission shall allow the inclusion of purchase power cost from a qualifying facility only to the extent that
the cost of energy
,
capacity or both
in

the
transaction are determined by the commission to be less than or equal to the utility
'
s avoided cost, considering the cost of energy or capacity from all othe
r available generation sources

and the
incremental
cost of transporting the energy from a qualifying facility to customer load
.
This subsection shall not be interpreted in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of applicable federal statutes and regulations.

(d)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Avoided cost" means to the extent that a distribution cooperative is an all
‑
requirements power supply customer of a generation and transmission cooperative or other wholesale power supplier, the distribution cooperative's avoided costs are the generation and transmission cooperative's or wholesale power supplier's avoided cost
;

(i
i
)

"
Q
ualifying facility
"

means a facility that meets the qualification standards used in federal regulations promulgated under the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act.

Section 2
.

This act is effective
immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk