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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 3053 By: Boles and Williams of the
House
and
Rader of the Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to energy; requiring Corporation
Commission to evaluate relationship between the
Southwest Power Pool and the state; requiring
preparation of certain report; establishing report
contents; providing report be completed by certain
date; providing for distribution of report; providi ng
for codification; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA :
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 294 of Title 17, unless t here is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Corporation Commission shall coordinate with the
regional transmission organization known as the Southwest Power Pool
(SPP) to develop and provide a reporting of the regulatory and
statutory frameworks addressing the rule of the SPP as it pertains
to this state. The report shall provide a comprehensive assessment
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of the impact of the SPP on the state ’s electricity infrastructure
and areas in which the state may desire further evaluation.
B. The report shall utilize the most recent twelve (12) months
of available data and shall include and consider the following :
1. An explanation of how decisions are made at the SPP,
including the Regional State Committee (RSC), and the impact of such
decisions on Oklahoma ratepayers;
2. The potential impact of decisions resulting from the SPP
process, including t he RSC, on the state budget;
3. The current use of intermittent power sources to meet base
load capacity requirements and explanation on the SPP’s decision-
making processes regarding the use of these intermittent sources ;
4. The studies and processes used by the SPP to assess and
respond to demands, including transmission studies conducted ;
5. Identification of SPP decisions and processes tha t may
impact Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas industries ;
6. Identification of areas in which Oklahoma stakeholders may
benefit from additional information being shared on events occurring
at the SPP;
7. The amount of power produced within Oklahoma that was
transmitted outside of the state through the SPP for the calendar
year ending December 31, 2023, the market value of s uch power, and
any benefit of this transmission to Oklahoma ratepayers;
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8. The cost, if any, that is built into the most recent rate
cases with final orders previously before the Corporation Commission
for the construction and maintenance of generat ion and transmission
infrastructure which is used in whole or in part for the generation
and transmission of power for sale outside of Oklahom a; and
9. An explanation of the level of input the Corporation
Commission has on the processes and decisions of the SPP.
C. 1. The Commission shall ensure the completion of the report
no later than December 31, 2024.
2. A copy of the finalized report s hall be submitted
electronically to the following entities:
a. the Governor,
b. the Speaker of the House of Repres entatives,
c. the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
d. the Chair of the Utilities Committee of the House of
Representatives or successor co mmittee,
e. the Chair of the Energy and Telecommunications
Committee of the Senate or successor committee, and
f. the Chair of the Energy and Natural Resources
Committee of the House of Representatives or successor
committee.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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