SB 1041
Creating Energy Economic Load Dispatch Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Energy Economic Load Dispatch Act, aims to change how West Virginia’s Public Service Commission reviews utility plans and decisions. It requires utilities to consider ‘True Cost Economic Load Dispatch’ in their operations, impacting certificate approvals, integrated resource planning, retail rate recovery, and permitting. The commission will be given greater authority to ensure compliance and can deny approvals if utilities don’t follow these new requirements.
Key provisions
- Utilities must comply with ‘True Cost Economic Load Dispatch’ for certificate of public convenience and necessity approvals.
- The Public Service Commission must require utilities to include resource adequacy and reliability planning in integrated resource plans.
- Utility costs related to non-compliant dispatch decisions are presumed imprudent and cannot be recovered from ratepayers.
- The Public Service Commission must require compliance with siting and certification laws as a prerequisite for approvals.
- The Public Service Commission can deny or condition approvals if utilities rely on dispatch outcomes from non-compliant regional transmission organizations.
- The Public Service Commission must utilize alternative state-approved analyses when regional transmission organizations fail to provide data.
- The Public Service Commission must consider the Energy Economic Load Dispatch Act when making decisions under Chapter 24 of the Code.
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