82-16-2. Renewable energy goal and report. (a) Any utility may attain the renewable energy goal in K.S.A. 66-1256, and amendments thereto, by maintaining a portfolio of renewable capacity from generation, purchased energy, RECs, or net metering systems.
(b) Each utility planning to seek commission approval for recovery of reasonable costs incurred under RESA and either related to the previous mandatory requirement or due to attaining the renewable energy goal, pursuant to K.S.A. 66-1259 and amendments thereto, shall submit a report to the commission detailing that utility's efforts related to attainment of the renewable energy goal. A generation and transmission cooperative may submit a collective report on behalf of the electric distribution cooperatives it represents. If this collective report is submitted, the electric distribution cooperatives shall not be required to file their own reports as required by this subsection. The report shall specify the renewable generation that has been put into service or the portion of the utility's portfolio of renewable generation resources served from purchased energy, RECs, or net metering systems on or before December 31 of each data year. An annual report shall be due on or before March 31 of each year. Each report shall contain the following information:
(1) A description of each type of renewable energy resource that was purchased or put into service on or before December 31 of the data year, including type, location, owner, operator, date of commencement of operations, nameplate capacity, and for the data year, the monthly capacity factor, monthly availability factor, and monthly and annual amounts of energy generated;
(2) a narrative supporting the rationale for selecting each capacity resource that was purchased or put into service and each purchased power contract that was executed during the data year;
(3) a description of the utility's plans for attaining the renewable energy goal for the current calendar year, including the utility's assessment of the expected impact to revenue requirements;
(4) the Kansas retail one-hour peak demand for each of the three calendar years before the data year and the average for these three years, with supporting data and calculations if the demand differs from the information reported on the federal energy regulatory commission's FERC form 1. Each electric distribution cooperative that does not file FERC form 1 with the commission shall file a Kansas electric cooperative utility annual report with the commission;
(5) the amount of renewable energy capacity that will qualify as a portion of the year's peak demand as calculated pursuant to paragraph (b)(4), broken down by capacity from generation, purchased energy, RECs, and net metering systems;
(6) the renewable energy capacity identified in paragraph (b)(5) from a facility constructed in Kansas after January 1, 2000; and
(7) total retail energy sales, as measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), in Kansas for the data year. (Authorized by K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 66-106; implementing K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 66-1259; effective Nov. 19, 2010; amended Feb. 24, 2017.)
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