Commission-Hosted Meetings on Proposed Mandates and Legislation that Could Impact Oklahoma Utility Bills
In response to the start of federal actions that could drastically increase utility bills, the Oklahoma
Corporation Commission (OCC) is providing forums for other State agencies, electric utilities, consumer groups
and all stakeholders to meet on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Federal Implementation Plan dealing
with regional haze, Transmission Upgrades, Pending State Legislation, and other upcoming mandates.
Chapter 35 Electric Rulemaking
PUD Cause No 201200001
The rulemaking was filed on January 27 2012, and was approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners for consideration and comment of all stakeholders.
Rulemaking Important Dates:
- March 1, 2012: Comments are due to be filed by all interested parties with the OCC Court Clerk's Office. Comments will be posted to this website as available.
- March 12, 2012: Technical Conference in Room 301 of the OCC. Transmission related issues will begin at 1:30pm with Competitive Procurement beginning at 2:30pm.
- March 26, 2012: En banc hearing will be held before the Commission at 9:30am.
Rulemaking Important Documents and Links:
The Notice of Inquiry below was approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners for on June 15, 2011.
NOI Important Dates:
- June 28, 2011: The regulated electric utilities and independent power producers gave presentations of their integrated resource plans and projected environmental impacts to all stakeholders at 1:30 pm in courtroom 301
- Comments on Environmental Issues (Questions A.1 through A.7): On or before July 11, 2011
- 1st Technical conference (Environmental Issues): July 13, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Room 301
- Comments on Fuel Source Related Issues (Questions B.1 through B.10): On or before July 18, 2011
- 2nd Technical conference (Fuel Source Related Issues): July 21, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Room 301
- 3rd Technical conference (Open Forum): August 11, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Room 301
- Comments on Process Planning Related Issues : On or before September 22, 2011
- 4th Technical conference (Process Planning): October 6, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Room 301
- Deliberations: Rescheduled to October 31, 2012, 9:30 a.m., Room 301
NOI Important Documents and Links:
- Notice of Inquiry as approved on June 15, 2011
- ACT-EPA's meeting dates and proposed rule to limit mercury, acid gases and other toxic pollution from power plants.
- MACT-EPA 's proposed Utility MACT rules were published May 3, 2011 in the Federal Register
- June 28, 2011 PSO IRP Presentation
- June 28, 2011 OGE IRP Presentation
1st Technical Conference (Environmental Issues) - Comments filed:
- PSO's comments filed on July 8,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- OGE's comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- APEX's comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- Devon Energy's comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- Attorney General's comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- OGE Stakeholders's comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- Chesapeake Energy's comments filed on July 11, 2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- Sierra Club's comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers' comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- Calpine's comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
- Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality's comments filed on July 11,2011 relating to NOI Questions A.1 through A.7
2nd Technical Conference (Fuel Source Related Issues)- Comments filed:
- Chesapeake Energy's comments filed on July 19,2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- Devon Energy's comments filed on July 19,2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 though B.10
- Public Service Company of Oklahoma's comments filed on July 19,2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company’s comments filed on July 19, 2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers’ comments filed on July 19, 2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- APEX Wind Energy’s comments filed on July 19, 2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- Sierra Club’s comments filed on July 19, 2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association’s comments filed on July 19, 2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- Siemens Energy’s comments filed on July 19, 2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- The Wind Coalition's comments filed on July 21, 2011 relating to NOI Questions B.1 through B.10
- Novus Windpower's comments filed on July 25, 2011 relating to NOI Question B.1 thru B.10
- GE Energy's comments filed on July 27, 2011 relating to Questions B.1 thru B.10
2nd Technical Conference (Fuel Source Related Issues) - Presentations & Reference Documents:
A. Presentations
- Chesapeake Energy
- Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Oregon's Boardman Generating Plant
- Apex Wind Energy
- Siemens Energy
- Sierra Club
- ONEOK
- Devon Energy
- American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy
- General Electric(GE) Energy
3rd Technical Conference (Fuel Source Related Issues) - Presentation:
PSO CSAPR Presentation
B. Reference Documents
- Colorado's "Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act" - Final Order
- Paper and Articles on Customer Impact of the Clean Air-Clean Jobs Acts
- Supporting documentation - Portland General Electric's decision to terminate operations of the Boardman Generating Plant
- Coal Trends Monthly July 11, 2011
- White Paper – “Distributed Generation”, PCG Renewables, LLC
- Letter to the Commissioners from former Governor of Colorado filed on August 3, 2011
4th Technical Conference (Process Planning) - Presentation:
- Comments from the Office of the Attorney General
- Comments from Calpine
- Joint comments from OGE,PSO, and Chesapeake
- Comments from the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
- Comments from the Sierra Club
- Comments from the Quality of Service Coalition
- Comments from the Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers
- Comments from Devon Energy
Regional Haze and Federal Implementation Plan Meetings
An initial Public Meeting was held on March 3, 2011 to gain insight from all stakeholders regarding upcoming mandates and pending legislation. The following documents were supplied by Stakeholders at the March 3, 2011 Public Meeting:
- Devon Energy Natural Gas Stability Presentation
- Customer Impacts of the Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act
- Energy Cost Impacts on Oklahoma Families in 2010
The following documents were supplied by Stakeholders at the March 23, 2011 Public Meeting:
- Chesapeake Energy Corporation Comments to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
- American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity Presentation
May 23, 2011 Regional Haze Comments Period Related Documents Supplied to PUD:
- OCC PUD Staff comments filed with the EPA on May 23, 2011. ID:R06-OAR-2010-0190
- AARP comments filed with the EPA on May 23, 2011. ID:R06-OAR-2010-0190
- Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumer comments filed with the EPA on May 23, 2011. ID:R06-OAR-2010-0190
- American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity comments filed with the EPA on May 23, 2011. ID:R06-OAR-2010-0190