HB 2331 — electric service providers; energy reliability

Fifty-seventhHouse LegislatureEngrossed Naturalelectric Resources,service Energyproviders; & Water Second Regular Session H.B.

2331energy PROPOSEDreliability HOUSE(now: OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.

2331electric (Referenceutility; to printed bill) Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Sectionreliable 1.energy standard) State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE BILL 2331 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 30, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 30-812;

TitleAMENDING TITLE 40, chapterCHAPTER 2, articleARTICLE 1, ArizonaARIZONA RevisedREVISED Statutes,STATUTES, isBY amendedADDING bySECTION adding40-207; section 40-207, to read:

40-207.RELATING TO RELIABLE ELECTRIC RESOURCES.

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2331 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:

30-812.

Public power entity;

enforcement;

annual report;

rules;

ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2030, ANA ELECTRICPUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONPOWER UTILITYENTITY 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.

FOR THE COMMISSIONPURPOSES SHALLOF ENFORCE THIS SECTIONSECTION: IN ALL RELEVANT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING:

ANY"GENERATING INTEGRATEDCAPACITY": RESOURCE PLAN OR EQUIVALENT PLANNING DOCKET.

(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.

ANY"INTERMITTENT CERTIFICATEAVAILABILITY" OFMEANS ENVIRONMENTALRESOURCE COMPATIBILITY,AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATETHAT OFIS CONVENIENCEPRIMARILY ANDDEPENDENT NECESSITYON WEATHER CONDITIONS, SOLAR IRRADIANCE, WIND SPEEDS OR OTHER APPROVALNATURALLY PROCEEDINGS.VARIABLE CONDITIONS BEYOND THE OPERATOR'S CONTROL AND THAT CANNOT BE DISPATCHED ON DEMAND TO MEET SYSTEM NEEDS AS DETERMINED BY THE CORPORATION COMMISSION.

ANY"RELIABLE RATERESOURCE" CASEMEANS AN ELECTRIC GENERATION RESOURCE THAT IS DISPATCHABLE OR IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING BASELOAD ENERGY AND COSTTHAT RECOVERYIS PROCEEDING.NOT SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT AVAILABILITY, EXCEPT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.

4.Sec.

ANY COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND PROCUREMENT APPROVAL.

C.

THE COMMISSION SHALL ENSURE THAT INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANS, PROCUREMENTS AND COST RECOVERY REQUESTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION.

D.

BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2031 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, EACH ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION UTILITY SHALL FILE A REPORT WITH THE COMMISSION THAT DEMONSTRATES THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION UTILITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION.

THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE:

1.

A LIST OF RESOURCES THAT ARE COUNTED TOWARD GENERATING CAPACITY.

THETitle GENERATING40, CAPACITYchapter THAT2, ISarticle ATTRIBUTED1, TOArizona EACHRevised RESOURCE.Statutes, is amended by adding section 40-207, to read:

3.40-207.

THEElectric GENERATINGpublic CAPACITYservice THATcorporation; IS COUNTED AS A RELIABLE RESOURCE.

4.generating capacity;

ANYreliable PERFORMANCEresources; DATA THAT EXPLAINS A RELIABLE RESOURCE.

5.definitions A.

ANYON COMMISSIONOR REQUIREDAFTER CALCULATION,JANUARY ATTESTATION1, OR2030, AUDIT.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.

E.B.

THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE EACH REPORT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE UNLESS THE INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL BY LAW.