HB 2311 -- Combined Heat and Power Systems

Sponsor:  Allen

This bill specifies that the General Assembly finds that combined
heat and power benefits Missouri by providing usable energy more
efficiently and cheaply, reducing pollution, and enhancing the
safety and reliability of electricity transmission and
distribution; and therefore, it is the policy of Missouri to
facilitate the widespread application of combined heat and power
by the commercial, institutional, industrial, utility, and
residential sectors.  The Missouri Public Service Commission is
required to review and, if necessary, modify its regulations so
that interconnection agreements, procedures, and fees for
combined heat and power (CHP) systems are just and reasonable;
nondiscriminatory; and establish uniform, clear, and transparent
time lines.  The commission must make available an expedited
dispute resolution mechanism on the rules.  Eligible CHP systems
will be allowed to sell electricity that is delivered to the grid
to electrical corporations at a just and reasonable rate but not
less than the wholesale rate for the host site of the CHP system.
Customers using CHP systems are responsible for the cost of
purchasing and installing two directional metering to allow for
interconnection with the electrical grid.

Electrical corporations must file a tariff in compliance with the
provisions of the bill within 90 days of the effective date of
the bill.  Tariffs for the purchase of electricity from CHP
systems must be made available until the total installed capacity
reaches 5% of the total electric generating capacity installed in
Missouri.  Once the capacity is reached, the commission must
determine if the tariffs should continue.

Rural electric cooperatives and municipally owned electric
utilities must comply with the provisions of the bill by
August 28, 2011, and provide a market for the purchase of
electricity for CHP systems at just and reasonable rates.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:13 pm