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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.476
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-1579H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPOLLITT.
5+1579H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter393,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoclosureof
8-electricpowerplants.
8+electricpowerplants,withanemergencyclause.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter393,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
1111 2knownassection393.401,toreadasfollows:
1212 393.401.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
1313 2 (1)"Dispatchablepowerresource",asourceofelectricitythatis,undernormal
1414 3operatingconditions,availableforuseondemandandthatcanhaveitspoweroutput
1515 4adjustedaccordingtomarketneeds,exceptduringroutinemaintenanceandrepair;
1616 5 (2)"Electricalcorporation",thesameasdefinedinsection386.020,butshallnot
1717 6includeanelectricalcorporationasdescribedinsubsection2ofsection393.110;
1818 7 (3)"Existingelectricgeneratingpowerplant",athermalpowerplantofover
1919 8onehundredmegawattsinnameplatecapacity,ageneratingunitatathermalpower
2020 9plantwithanameplatecapacityofoveronehundredmegawatts,ortwoormore
2121 10generatingunitsatathermalpowerplantwithacombinednameplatecapacityofover
2222 11onehundredmegawatts;
2323 12 (4)"Regionaltransmissionoperator",aregionaltransmissionorganization,
2424 13independentsystemoperator,orequivalententityapprovedbytheFederalEnergy
2525 14RegulatoryCommission,orsuccessoragency,thatexercisesfunctionalcontrolover
2626 15electrictransmissionfacilitieslocatedwithinthisstate;
2727 16 (5)"Reliableelectricgeneration",electricgenerationmeetingtheaccreditation
2828 17requirementsprovidedforinthissection;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (6)"Unexpectedorunplannedcauseorevent",anaturaldisaster,physical
3131 19sabotage,equipmentfailureordamagecausingaforcedprolongedoutage,oran
3232 20adversedecisionofacourtorachangeinastateorfederallaworregulationwhich
3333 21causestheclosureofanexistingelectricgeneratingplant.
34-22 2.PriortotheclosureofanexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplantinMissouri
34+22 2.PriortotheclosureofanexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplantinMissouri,
3535 23iftheclosureoccursonorafterJanuary1,2026,andsubjecttosubsection3ofthis
3636 24section,anelectricalcorporationregisteredanddoingbusinessinthisstateshallfirst
3737 25certifytothepublicservicecommissionthatsuchutilitycompanyhassecuredand
3838 26placedontheelectricgridanequalorgreateramountofreliableelectricgenerationas
39-27accreditedpowerresourcesbasedontheregionaltransmissionoperator'sresource
40-28accreditationforthereliableelectricgenerationtechnologyatissuewithconsideration
41-29oftheelectricalcorporation'santicipatedlossofload,ifany.Todetermineifanequalor
42-30greateramountofreliableelectricgenerationisbeingplacedontheelectricgridto
43-31replacetheexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplantthatistobeclosed,theelectrical
44-32corporationshallcomparetherelevantregionaltransmissionoperator'saverageofthe
45-33summerandwinteraccreditedcapacityforthegenerationtechnologyoftheto-be-closed
46-34existingelectricgeneratingpowerplanttotherelevantregionaltransmissionoperator's
47-35averageofthesummerandwinteraccreditedcapacityforthegenerationtechnologyof
48-36thereplacementreliableelectricgenerationwithconsiderationoftheelectrical
49-37corporation'santicipatedlossofload,ifany.Suchaverageofthesummerand
50-38winteraccreditedcapacityforthereplacementreliableelectricgenerationshallequalor
51-39exceedsuchaverageofthesummerandwinteraccreditedcapacityfortheexisting
52-40electricgeneratingplantthatistobeclosedwithconsiderationoftheelectrical
53-41corporation'santicipatedlossofload,ifany.Dispatchablepowerresourcesshall
54-42compriseatleasteightypercentoftheaverageofthesummerandwinteraccredited
55-43capacityofthereplacementreliableelectricgeneration.
56-44 3.Withrespecttothereplacementreliableelectricgenerationrequiredby
57-45subsection2ofthissection,adequateelectrictransmissionlinesshallbeinplaceandthe
58-46replacementreliableelectricgenerationshallbefullyoperationalconcurrentlywiththe
59-47closureoftheexistingelectricgeneratingplant,exceptwheresomeorallofthe
60-48replacementreliableelectricgenerationutilizessomeoralloftheinterconnection
61-49facilitiesusedbytheexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplant,orwheretheexisting
62-50electricgeneratingpowerplantisclosedasaresultofanunexpectedorunplannedcause
63-51orevent.Intheeventthatsomeorallofthereplacementreliableelectricgeneration
64-52utilizessomeoralloftheinterconnectionfacilitiesutilizedbytheexistingelectric
65-53generatingpowerplant,thensuchreplacementfacilitiesshallbefullyoperationalwithin
66-54onehundredeightydaysoftheclosureoftheexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplant.
67-HCSHB476 2 55Intheeventthattheexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplantisclosedasaresultofan
68-56unexpectedorunplannedcauseorevent,thenthefollowingprocessshallapply:
69-57 (1)Withinonehundredtwentydaysaftertheeventcausingtheclosureoccurs,
70-58theelectricalcorporationshallfileanapplicationwiththecommissionoutliningitsplan
71-59toinstallreplacementreliableelectricgeneration.Theapplicationshallspecifythe
72-60generationtechnologytheelectricalcorporationproposestobeusedforthe
73-61replacement,itsestimatedcost,andshalldemonstratethatthereplacementreliable
74-62electricgeneration'saverageaccreditedcapacityisequaltoorgreaterthantheaverage
75-63accreditedcapacityoftheclosedplantaccordingtotheprocessoutlinedinsubsection2
76-64ofthissection.Theapplicationunderthissectionshallbesubmittedtothecommission
77-65priortotheelectricalcorporation'sfilingofanapplicationtothecommissionunder
78-66subsection1ofsection393.170.Withintwohundredseventydaysoftheapplication's
79-67filing,thecommissionshalleitherapproveordenytheelectricalcorporation's
80-68application.
81-69 (2)Promptlyafterissuanceofthecommission'sorderundersubdivision(1)of
82-70thissubsection,theelectricalcorporationshallproceedanduseallreasonableeffortsto
83-71procure,build,andplaceintooperationtheapprovedalternativereliablegeneration.
84-72Duringanyperiodsallowedbythissubsectionwherethereplacementreliableelectric
85-73generationisnotfullyoperationalbythetimeoftheclosureoftheexistingelectric
86-74generatingpowerplant,theelectricalcorporationshalluseallreasonableeffortsto
87-75contractfororotherwiseacquireadditionalavailablefirmgeneratingcapacityina
88-76quantitynecessarytomeettheplanningreservemarginrequirementoftheregional
89-77transmissionoperatorinwhichtheelectricalcorporationoperateswithoutrelianceon
90-78suchreplacementreliableelectricgeneration.Atsuchtimeassuchreplacementreliable
91-79electricgenerationisfullyoperational,suchadditionalavailablefirmgenerating
92-80capacityshallnolongerberequiredunderthissection.Anelectricalcorporationshall
93-81notenterintoavoluntaryornegotiatedsettlementwithathirdpartythatrequires
94-82closureofanexistingelectricgeneratingplantunlesstheelectricalcorporation
95-83determinesthatsuchasettlementisinthebestinterestofitscustomersandwould
96-84maintainelectricreliability.Electricalcorporationsshallnotenterintosucha
97-85settlementinordertomeetpollutionreductionorothercorporateorsocietalgoals
98-86beyondthoserequiredbylaw.
99-87 4.(1)Theaverageofthesummerandwinteraccreditedcapacityofthe
100-88replacementreliableelectricgenerationdeterminedinaccordancewithsubsection2of
101-89thissectionshallbeequaltoorgreaterthantheaveragesummerandwinteraccredited
102-90capacityoftheto-be-closeddispatchableexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplant
103-91determinedinaccordancewithsubsection2ofthissection,usingtheregional
104-HCSHB476 3 92transmissionoperator'sresourceaccreditationasofthetimeoftheelectrical
105-93corporation'sapplicationtothecommissionundersubsection1ofsection393.170
106-94withconsiderationoftheelectricalcorporation'santicipatedlossofload,ifany.
107-95 (2)Thecommissionmayconsiderinformationregardinganticipatedlossofload
108-96submittedbytheelectricalcorporationtothepertinentregionaltransmissionoperator
109-97forpurposesofitslongtermresourceplans.Aspartofitsapprovalofthereplacement
110-98reliableelectricgenerationundersubsection1ofsection393.170,thepublicservice
111-99commissionshallcertifythattherequirementsofthissubsectionshallbemetbythe
112-100replacementreliableelectricgeneration.
113-101 (3)Ifinformationissubmittedtothecommissionthattheelectricalcorporation
114-102hasexperiencedasignificantandlong-termlossofload,pursuanttothissection,the
115-103commission,priortoareviewofpotentialreplacementreliableelectricgenerationunder
116-104subsection1ofsection393.170,shalldetermineiftheacquisitionorconstructionoffull
117-105replacementgenerationisinthepublicinterest.Ifthecommissiondeterminesthatfull
118-106replacementgenerationisnotinthepublicinterest,therequirementsofsubsection2of
119-107thissectionshallnotapply.
120-108 5.SuchreliableelectricgenerationmaybeconstructedinMissouriorinastate
121-109thatneighborsMissouri,ifthegenerationisconnectedtotheelectricgridoftheregional
122-110transmissionoperatorofwhichtheelectricalcorporationisamemberorislocatedina
123-111neighboringregionaltransmissionoperatorwhichalsooperatesinMissouriandshares
124-112aseamwiththatmember'sregionaltransmissionoperator.
125-113 6.Onorbeforethedatethatthenewreliableelectricgenerationisplacedin
126-114service,theelectricalcorporationshallprovidecertificationtothepublicservice
127-115commission,thegeneralassembly,andthegovernorthatithasmettherequirementsof
128-116thissection.
129-117 7.Totheextentexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplantcapacityisreplaced
130-118pursuanttothissection,suchcapacityshallnotbereplacedby"replacementresources"
131-119undersection393.1705.
39+27accreditedpowerresourcesbasedontheregionaltransmissionoperator’sresource
40+28accreditationforthereliableelectricgenerationtechnologyatissue.Todetermineifan
41+29equalorgreateramountofreliableelectricgenerationisbeingplacedontheelectric
42+30gridtoreplacetheexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplanttobeclosed,theelectrical
43+31corporationshallcomparetherelevantregionaltransmissionoperator’saverageofthe
44+32summerandwinteraccreditedcapacityforthegenerationtechnologyoftheexisting
45+33electricgeneratingpowerplanttobeclosedtotherelevantregionaltransmission
46+34operator’saverageofthesummerandwinteraccreditedcapacityforthegeneration
47+35technologyofthereplacementreliableelectricgeneration.Suchaverageofthesummer
48+36andwinteraccreditedcapacityforthereplacementreliableelectricgenerationshall
49+37equalorexceedsuchaverageofthesummerandwinteraccreditedcapacityforthe
50+38existingelectricgeneratingplantthatistobeclosed.Dispatchablepowerresources
51+39shallcompriseatleasteightypercentoftheaverageofthesummerandwintercapacity
52+40ofthereplacementreliableelectricgeneration.
53+41 3.(1)Withrespecttothereplacementreliableelectricgenerationrequiredby
54+42subsection2ofthissection,adequateelectrictransmissionlinesshallbeinplaceandthe
55+43replacementreliableelectricgenerationshallbefullyoperationalconcurrentlywiththe
56+44closureoftheexistingelectricgeneratingplant,exceptwheresomeorallofthe
57+45replacementreliableelectricgenerationutilizessomeoralltheinterconnectionfacilities
58+46usedbytheexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplantorwheretheexistingelectric
59+47generatingpowerplantisclosedasaresultofanunexpectedorunplannedcauseor
60+48event.Intheeventthatsomeorallofthereplacementreliableelectricgeneration
61+49utilizessomeoralloftheinterconnectionfacilitiesutilizedbytheexistingelectric
62+50generatingpowerplant,thensuchreplacementfacilitiesshallbefullyoperationalwithin
63+51onehundredeightydaysoftheclosureoftheexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplant.
64+52Intheeventthattheexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplantisclosedasaresultofan
65+53unexpectedorunplannedcauseorevent,followingprocessshallapply:
66+HB476 2 54 (a)Withinonehundredtwentydaysaftertheeventcausingtheclosureoccurs,
67+55theelectricalcorporationshallfileanapplicationwiththecommissionoutliningitsplan
68+56toinstallreplacementreliableelectricgeneration.Theapplicationshallspecifythe
69+57generationtechnologytheelectricalcorporationproposestobeusedforthe
70+58replacement,itsestimatedcost,andshalldemonstratethatthereplacementreliable
71+59electricgeneration’saverageaccreditedcapacityisequaltoorgreaterthantheaverage
72+60accreditedcapacityoftheclosedplantaccordingtotheprocessoutlinedinsubsection2
73+61ofthissection.Withinonehundredeightydaysoftheapplication’sfiling,the
74+62commissionshalleitherapprovetheelectricalcorporation’sapplicationorapprove
75+63implementationofalternativereliableelectricgenerationmeetingtheaccreditation
76+64requirementsofthissection;and
77+65 (b)Promptlyafterissuanceofthecommission’sorderunderparagraph(a)of
78+66thissubdivision,theelectricalcorporationshallproceedanduseallreasonableeffortsto
79+67procure,build,andplaceintooperationtheapprovedalternativereliablegeneration.
80+68 (2)Duringanyperiodsallowedbythissubsectionwherethereplacementreliable
81+69electricgenerationisnotfullyoperationalbythetimeoftheclosureoftheexisting
82+70electricgeneratingpowerplant,theelectricalcorporationshalluseallreasonableefforts
83+71tocontractfororotherwiseacquireadditionalavailablefirmgeneratingcapacityina
84+72quantitynecessarytomeettheplanningreservemarginrequirementoftheregional
85+73transmissionoperatorinwhichtheelectricalcorporationoperateswithoutrelianceon
86+74suchreplacementreliableelectricgeneration.Atsuchtimeassuchreplacementreliable
87+75electricgenerationisfullyoperational,suchadditionalavailablefirmgenerating
88+76capacityshallnolongerberequired.
89+77 (3)Anelectricalcorporationshallnotenterintoavoluntaryornegotiated
90+78settlementwithathirdpartythatrequiresclosureofanexistingelectricgenerating
91+79plant,unlesstheelectricalcorporationdeterminesthatsuchasettlementisinthebest
92+80interestofitscustomersandwouldmaintainelectricreliability.Electricalcorporations
93+81shallnotenterintosuchasettlementinordertomeetpollutionreductionorother
94+82corporateorsocietalgoalsbeyondthoserequiredbylaw.
95+83 4.Theaverageofthesummerandwinteraccreditedcapacityofthereplacement
96+84reliableelectricgenerationdeterminedinaccordancewithsubsection2ofthissection
97+85shallbeequaltoorgreaterthantheaveragesummerandwinteraccreditedcapacityof
98+86thedispatchableexistingelectricgeneratingpowerplantdeterminedinaccordancewith
99+87subsection2ofthissection,usingtheregionaltransmissionoperator’sresource
100+88accreditationasofthetimeconstructionbeginsonthereplacementreliableelectric
101+89generation.Aspartofitsapprovalofthereplacementreliableelectricgenerationunder
102+90subsection1ofsection393.170,thepublicservicecommissionshallcertifythatthe
103+HB476 3 91requirementsofthissubsectionwillbemetbythereplacementreliableelectric
104+92generation.
105+93 5.Suchreliableelectricgenerationmaybeconstructedinastatethatneighbors
106+94Missouriifthegenerationisconnectedtotheelectricgridoftheregionaltransmission
107+95operatorofwhichtheelectricalcorporationisamember.
108+96 6.Onorbeforethedatethatthenewreliableelectricgenerationisplacedin
109+97servicetheelectricalcorporationshallprovidecertificationtothepublicservice
110+98commission,thegeneralassembly,andthegovernorthatithasmettherequirementsof
111+99thissection.
112+SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoensureadequateelectricsupply
113+2isavailabletomeetcustomerdemand,sectionAofthisactisdeemednecessaryforthe
114+3immediatepreservationofthepublichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclared
115+4tobeanemergencyactwithinthemeaningoftheconstitution,andsectionAofthisactshall
116+5beinfullforceandeffectuponitspassageandapproval.
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