HB 28: "An Act requiring retail suppliers of electricity to disclose sources of electricity to consumers."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 28 01 "An Act requiring retail suppliers of electricity to disclose sources of electricity to 02 consumers." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 05 to read: 06 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) The legislature finds that there is a need for reliable, 07 accurate, and timely information regarding fuel sources for electric generation offered for 08 retail sale in the state. 09 (b) The purpose of this Act is to establish a program under which entities offering 10 electrical services in the state disclose reliable, accurate, and easily understandable 11 information on the sources of energy that are used to provide electrical services. 12 * Sec. 2. AS 42.05.254(i)(2) is amended to read: 13 (2) "exempt utility" means a public utility that is certificated by the 14 commission under AS 42.05.221 - 42.05.281 but, in accordance with AS 42.05.711, is
01 exempt from other regulatory requirements of this chapter, except for the 02 requirements in AS 42.05.695; 03 * Sec. 3. AS 42.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Sec. 42.05.695. Electrical generation sources disclosure. (a) A retail supplier 05 that makes an offering to sell electricity that is consumed in the state shall annually 06 disclose the sources of the electricity to potential end-use consumers. The time and 07 manner for disclosure by retail suppliers shall be established by regulation by the 08 Regulatory Commission of Alaska. 09 (b) The cost of making the disclosures required by this section shall be 10 considered to be generation-related. 11 * Sec. 4. AS 42.05.711(b) is amended to read: 12 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in (o) of this section, 13 public utilities owned and operated by a political subdivision of the state, or electric 14 operating entities established as the instrumentality of two or more public utilities 15 owned and operated by political subdivisions of the state, are exempt from this 16 chapter, other than AS 42.05.221 - 42.05.281, 42.05.385, and 42.05.695 [AND 17 42.05.385]. However, 18 (1) the governing body of a political subdivision may elect to be 19 subject to this chapter; and 20 (2) a utility or electric operating entity that is owned and operated by a 21 political subdivision and that directly competes with another utility or electric 22 operating entity is subject to this chapter and any other utility or electric operating 23 entity owned and operated by the political subdivision is also subject to this chapter; 24 this paragraph does not apply to a utility or electric operating entity owned and 25 operated by a political subdivision that competes with a telecommunications utility. 26 * Sec. 5. AS 42.05.711(e) is amended to read: 27 (e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter other than 28 AS 42.05.695, any electric or telephone utility that does not gross $50,000 annually is 29 exempt from regulation under this chapter unless the subscribers petition the 30 commission for regulation under AS 42.05.712(h). 31 * Sec. 6. AS 42.05.711(f) is amended to read:
01 (f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an electric or 02 telephone utility that does not gross $500,000 annually may elect to be exempt from 03 the provisions of this chapter other than AS 42.05.221 - 42.05.281 and 42.05.695 04 under the procedure described in AS 42.05.712. 05 * Sec. 7. AS 42.05.711(h) is amended to read: 06 (h) A cooperative organized under AS 10.25 may elect to be exempt from the 07 provisions of this chapter, other than AS 42.05.221 - 42.05.281 and 42.05.695, under 08 the procedure described in AS 42.05.712.