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	28	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	30	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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33	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
34	33		FOR
35		-	SENATE BILL ~~NO.~~ 93 By: Prieto of the Senate
	34	+	SENATE BILL 93 By: Prieto of the Senate
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45	46		An Act relating to distributed energy resources;
46	47		defining terms; providing exemptions for certain
47	48		owners and operators of distributed energy resources;
48	49		establishing provisions for construction and
49	50		maintenance of certain electric distribution lines;
50	51		providing for codification; and providing an
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57	58		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
58	59		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
59	60		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 158.71 of Title 17, unless there
60	61		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as f ollows:
61	62		A. For the purposes of this section:
62	63		1. “Distributed energy resource ” means a small-scale electrical
63	64		power source that is installed near where the electricity is used
64	65		including, but not limited to, dispatchable or non -dispatchable
65		-	power generation, energy storage resources, energy efficiency
66		-	resources, or demand response resources;
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	92	+	power generation, energy storage resources, energy efficiency
	93	+	resources, or demand response resources;
94	94		2. “Owner” or “operator” means a corporation, association,
95	95		company, or individual that owns or operates a distributed energy
96	96		resource to provide electrical service to a load which is under the
97	97		same ownership as the generation source. Provided, any owner or
98	98		operator which serves a load outside of its ownership shall be
99	99		considered a retail electric supplier;
100	100		3. “Public utility” means a public utility as defined pursuant
101	101		to Section 151 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
102	102		4. “Retail electric supplier ” means a retail electric supplier
103	103		as defined pursuant to Section 158.22 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma
104	104		Statutes.
105	105		B. Any owner or operator that does not serve a load outsi de of
106	106		its ownership and is not otherwise connected to a public utility
107	107		grid shall be exempt from complying with any state or federal
108	108		regulations, registration requirements, and fee payments, including
109	109		those mandated by the Southwest Power Pool, if applicab le.
110	110		C. An owner or operator shall not construct or maintain
111	111		electric distribution lines, including poles or other related
112	112		structures in, around, or along any road, street, or other public
113	113		way, unless:
114	114		1. The owner or operator , or a contractor hired by th e owner or
115	115		operator to construct the electric line, provides to the Corporation
116		-	Commission a performance bond in the amount of the value of the
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	142	+	Commission a performance bond in the amount of the value of the
	143	+	line, including poles or other related structures to be located in
145	144		the public right-of-way. The performance bon d shall be enforceable
146	145		up to the date that the line is energized; and
147	146		2. The transmission and distribu tion public utility providers
148	147		that operate the service territory where the line is proposed to be
149	148		built are notified in writing not less than thirty (30) days prior
150	149		to the commencement of line construction .
151	150		D. If an objection to construction of a distribution line built
152	151		under subsection C of this section is filed by a public utility with
153	152		the Corporation Commission , the Commission shall furnish adequate
154	153		notice to the Office of the Attorney General and complete a full
155	154		evidentiary hearing and procedural sched ule. If the Commission
156	155		finds that the distribution line does not interfere with the
157	156		delivery of electricity to any of the public utility ’s existing
158	157		consumers, the owner or operator may proceed with the construction
159	158		or maintenance of electric lines after compliance with paragraphs 1
160	159		and 2 of subsection C of this section.
161	160		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
162		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY~~
163		-	~~February~~ 27, 2025 ~~- DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS~~
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