HCSHB50--MISSOURINUCLEARCLEANPOWERACT
SPONSOR: Haley
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonUtilitiesbyavoteof15to4.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
50.
Thisbillestablishesthe"MissouriNuclearCleanPowerAct",which
allowscleanbaseloadelectricgeneratingplantsorfacilities
ratedat300megawattsorlessthatutilizecleanbaseloadelectric
generatingplantstoproduceenergynotincommercialoperationas
ofAugust28,2025,toincludeinthecorporation'sratebaseany
amountsrecordedtoconstructionworkinprogress. ThePublic
ServiceCommissionwilldeterminetheamountofconstructionwork
inprogressasspecifiedinthebill.Baseraterecoveriesarising
fromtheinclusionofconstructionworkinprogressinbaserates
aresubjecttorefund.
TheseprovisionswillexpireonDecember31,2035,unlessthe
Commissiondeterminesthatgoodcauseexiststoextendthese
provisionsthroughDecember31,2045.Thesecretaryofthe
CommissionmustnotifytheRevisorofStatutesiftheconditions
fortheextensionhavebeenmet.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatwiththeretiringbaseload
generatingplants,additionalcapacityisneededtojustmeetthe
state'scurrentenergyneed,notaccountingforanygrowthin
energydemand.Withoutthisbill,buildingnewbaseloadgeneration
iscostprohibitive.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Haley;
MissouriCenturyFoundation;MissouriAssociationofMunicipal
Utilities;CityUtilitiesofSpringfield;AmerenMO;andEvergy.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatthecurrent
constructionworkinprogressprohibitionwaspassedbythevoters
inthelate1970s.Itisimportantthattheinvestor-owned
utilitiesinvestintheproducttheysupplybeforecharging
ratepayers. Thisbillwouldshiftthefinancialrisktothe
ratepayers. Smallmodularnuclearreactorsarenotproven
technology. Thecurrentutilityratesarelowinthestatebecause
theutilitiesuseproventechnologiesforgeneration. TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwereArnieC.Dienoff;Renew
MissouriAdvocates;AARP;ConsumersCouncilofMissouri;Renew
Missouri;andEdSmith,SierraClub.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsaythebillneedsclawback
provisionstoensurethatratepayersarenotpayingforaplant
thatisnotbroughtonline.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwasFordMotorCompany.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.