HB476--CLOSUREOFELECTRICPOWERPLANTS
SPONSOR: Pollitt
BeginningJanuary1,2026,thisbillspecifiesthatpriortothe
closureofanexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplant,an
electricalcorporation,registeredanddoingbusinessinMissouri,
mustfirstcertifythatithassecuredandplacedontheelectric
gridanequalorgreateramountofreplacementreliableelectric
generationasspecifiedinthebill.Adequatetransmissionlines
mustbeinplaceandthereplacementgenerationfullyoperational
concurrentlywiththeclosureoftheexistingelectricgenerating
plant.
Ifthereplacementelectricgenerationusessomeorallofthe
interconnection facilitiesusedbytheexistinggenerationplant,
thereplacementfacilitiesmustbeoperationalwithin180daysof
theclosureoftheexistingplant.Iftheexistingplantisclosed
asaresultofanunexpectedorunplannedcauseorevent,the
electricalcorporationmustfollowtheproceduresestablishedin
thebill,includingfilinganapplicationwiththePublicService
Commissionoutliningitsplantoinstallreplacementreliable
electricgeneration. Duringanyperiodswherethereplacement
powerisnotfullyoperational,theelectricalcorporationmust
makeallreasonableeffortstocontractforadditionalfirm
generatingcapacitytomeettheplanningreservemarginrequirement
oftheregionaltransmissionoperator.
Thebillalsospecifiesthattheaverageofthesummerandwinter
accreditedcapacityofthenewgenerationmustbegreaterorequal
totheaverageofthesummerandwinteraccreditedcapacityofthe
existinggeneration. ThePublicServiceCommissionmustcertify
thattheserequirementsaremet.
Beforetheofficialdateoftheexistingelectricgeneratingpower
plantclosure,theelectricutilitycompanymustprovide
certificationtotheCommission,theGeneralAssembly,andthe
Governorthatithasmetthenecessaryrequirements.
Thebillhasanemergencyclause.
ThisbillisthesameasHB1753(2024).