THE BILL ITSELF
HB 1145
Electric Utility Ten-year Site Plans
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to electric utility 10-year site
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plans; amending s. 186.801, F.S.; revising the
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information required to be included in electric
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utility 10-year site plans; revising the procedures
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for the review and approval or rejection of such plans
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by the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring
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electric utilities to submit revised plans to the
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commission under certain conditions; prohibiting
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electric utilities from filing applications for
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certification of certain electrical power plant sites;
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removing provisions that provide such certification
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constitutes an amendment to such plans; revising the
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information the commission is required to consider in
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its review of such plans; increasing the amount of the
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fee the commission is authorized to establish for the
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review of such plans; revising the content of the
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rules the commission is authorized to adopt for
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submitting, processing, and approving such plans;
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providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 186.801, Florida Statutes, is amended
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to read:
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186.801 Ten-year site plans.—
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(1) Each electric utility shall submit to the Public
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Service Commission a 10-year site plan which estimates its
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anticipated demand, shall estimate its power-generating needs,
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the impact of planned demand-side management measures on such
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generating needs, and the general location of its proposed power
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plant sites. The 10-year plan must shall be submitted and
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reviewed at least and submitted not less frequently than every 2
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years.
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(2) Within 9 months after the receipt of a 10-year site
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the proposed plan, the commission shall issue a final order
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approving, approving with amendments, or rejecting make a
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preliminary study of such plan and classify it as "suitable" or
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"unsuitable." The commission may suggest alternatives to the
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plan.
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(a) When deciding whether to approve a 10-year site plan,
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the commission shall make a determination whether the plan is
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reasonable and in the best interest of the utility's customers
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and this state.
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(b) The commission may reject a 10-year site plan if it
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fails to satisfy the requirements of this section and commission
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rules.
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(c) Within 60 days after the receipt of a final order
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rejecting a 10-year site plan, an electric utility shall submit
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a revised plan to the commission for approval.
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(d) The commission shall hold a public hearing for a 10-
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year site plan submitted by a public utility as defined in s.
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366.02.
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(e) The commission may hold a public hearing for a 10-year
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site plan submitted by any electric utility upon a petition or
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request for a hearing. Notwithstanding chapter 120 or any other
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law, the commission shall grant the petition or request if
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participation by the party submitting the petition or request is
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in the public interest and will not unduly impair the efficiency
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or administration of the proceeding.
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(3) All findings of the commission shall be made available
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to the Department of Environmental Protection for its
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consideration at any subsequent electrical power plant site
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certification proceedings.
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(4) It is recognized that 10-year site plans submitted by
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an electric utility are tentative information for planning
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purposes only and may be amended and submitted for approval at
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any time at the discretion of the utility upon written
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notification to the commission. An electric utility may not file
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an A complete application for certification of an electrical
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power plant site under chapter 403 that, when such site is not
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designated in the current 10-year site plan of the applicant,
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shall constitute an amendment to the 10-year site plan.
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(5) In its review preliminary study of each 10-year site
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plan, the commission shall consider all of the following such
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plan as a planning document and shall review:
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(a) The need, including the need as determined by the
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commission, for electrical power in the area to be served.
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(b) The adequacy and cost-effectiveness of planned
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generation, transmission, and distribution resources relative to
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other available options.
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(c) The benefits of energy resources sited within this
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state that reduce this state's reliance on energy and fuels
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imported from outside this state.
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(d) The impact of the plan on future regulatory risks and
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compliance costs and the impacts of those risks and costs on the
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utility's customers.
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(e) The adequacy of total demand-side management measures
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proposed by the utility to mitigate its need for new generation.
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(f)(b) The effect on fuel diversity within this the state.
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(g)(c) The anticipated environmental impact of each
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proposed electrical power plant site.
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(h)(d) Possible alternatives to the proposed plan,
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including alternative technologies for proposed resources.
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(i)(e) The views of appropriate local, state, and federal
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agencies, including the views of the appropriate water
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management district as to the availability of water and its
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recommendation as to the use by the proposed plant of salt water
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or fresh water for cooling purposes.
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(j)(f) The extent to which the plan is consistent with the
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state comprehensive plan.
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(k)(g) The plan with respect to the information of the
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state on energy availability and consumption.
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(l)(h) The amount of renewable energy resources the
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utility produces or purchases.
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(m)(i) The amount of renewable energy resources the
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utility plans to produce or purchase over the 10-year planning
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horizon and the means by which the production or purchases will
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be achieved.
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(n)(j) A statement describing how the production and
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purchase of renewable energy resources impact the utility's
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present and future capacity and energy needs.
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(6)(3) In order to enable it to carry out its duties under
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this section, the commission may, after hearing, establish an
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administrative a study fee which may shall not exceed $100,000
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$1,000 for each proposed plan studied.
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(7)(4) The commission may adopt rules governing the method
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of submitting, processing, and approving studying the 10-year
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plans as required by this section, including the required
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contents and approval of such plans and procedures for
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intervention and discovery in the plan review proceedings.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.