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1A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to electric utility 10-year site
3plans; amending s. 186.801, F.S.; revising the
4information required to be included in electric
5utility 10-year site plans; revising the procedures
6for the review and approval or rejection of such plans
7by the Florida Public Service Commission; requiring
8electric utilities to submit revised plans to the
9commission under certain conditions; prohibiting
10electric utilities from filing applications for
11certification of certain electrical power plant sites;
12removing provisions that provide such certification
13constitutes an amendment to such plans; revising the
14information the commission is required to consider in
15its review of such plans; increasing the amount of the
16fee the commission is authorized to establish for the
17review of such plans; revising the content of the
18rules the commission is authorized to adopt for
19submitting, processing, and approving such plans;
20providing an effective date.
21
22Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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24Section 1.       Section 186.801, Florida Statutes, is amended
25to read:
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26186.801     Ten-year site plans.—
27(1)     Each electric utility shall submit to the Public
28    Service Commission a 10-year site plan which estimates its
29    anticipated demand, shall estimate its power-generating needs,
30    the impact of planned demand-side management measures on such
31    generating needs, and the general location of its proposed power
32    plant sites. The 10-year plan must shall be submitted and
33    reviewed at least and submitted not less frequently than every 2
34    years.
35(2)     Within 9 months after the receipt of a 10-year site
36    the proposed plan, the commission shall issue a final order
37    approving, approving with amendments, or rejecting make a
38    preliminary study of such plan and classify it as "suitable" or
39    "unsuitable." The commission may suggest alternatives to the
40    plan.
41(a)     When deciding whether to approve a 10-year site plan,
42    the commission shall make a determination whether the plan is
43    reasonable and in the best interest of the utility's customers
44    and this state.
45(b)     The commission may reject a 10-year site plan if it
46    fails to satisfy the requirements of this section and commission
47    rules.
48(c)     Within 60 days after the receipt of a final order
49    rejecting a 10-year site plan, an electric utility shall submit
50    a revised plan to the commission for approval.
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51(d)     The commission shall hold a public hearing for a 10-
52    year site plan submitted by a public utility as defined in s.
53    366.02.
54(e)     The commission may hold a public hearing for a 10-year
55    site plan submitted by any electric utility upon a petition or
56    request for a hearing. Notwithstanding chapter 120 or any other
57    law, the commission shall grant the petition or request if
58    participation by the party submitting the petition or request is
59    in the public interest and will not unduly impair the efficiency
60    or administration of the proceeding.
61(3)     All findings of the commission shall be made available
62    to the Department of Environmental Protection for its
63    consideration at any subsequent electrical power plant site
64    certification proceedings.
65(4)     It is recognized that 10-year site plans submitted by
66    an electric utility are tentative information for planning
67    purposes only and may be amended and submitted for approval at
68    any time at the discretion of the utility upon written
69    notification to the commission. An electric utility may not file
70    an A complete application for certification of an electrical
71    power plant site under chapter 403 that, when such site is not
72    designated in the current 10-year site plan of the applicant,
73    shall constitute an amendment to the 10-year site plan.
74(5)     In its review preliminary study of each 10-year site
75    plan, the commission shall consider all of the following such
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76     plan as a planning document and shall review:
77(a)     The need, including the need as determined by the
78     commission, for electrical power in the area to be served.
79(b)     The adequacy and cost-effectiveness of planned
80     generation, transmission, and distribution resources relative to
81     other available options.
82(c)     The benefits of energy resources sited within this
83     state that reduce this state's reliance on energy and fuels
84     imported from outside this state.
85(d)     The impact of the plan on future regulatory risks and
86     compliance costs and the impacts of those risks and costs on the
87     utility's customers.
88(e)     The adequacy of total demand-side management measures
89     proposed by the utility to mitigate its need for new generation.
90(f)(b)      The effect on fuel diversity within this the state.
91(g)(c)      The anticipated environmental impact of each
92     proposed electrical power plant site.
93(h)(d)      Possible alternatives to the proposed plan,
94     including alternative technologies for proposed resources.
95(i)(e)      The views of appropriate local, state, and federal
96     agencies, including the views of the appropriate water
97     management district as to the availability of water and its
98     recommendation as to the use by the proposed plant of salt water
99     or fresh water for cooling purposes.
100(j)(f)      The extent to which the plan is consistent with the
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101    state comprehensive plan.
102(k)(g)      The plan with respect to the information of the
103    state on energy availability and consumption.
104(l)(h)      The amount of renewable energy resources the
105    utility produces or purchases.
106(m)(i)      The amount of renewable energy resources the
107    utility plans to produce or purchase over the 10-year planning
108    horizon and the means by which the production or purchases will
109    be achieved.
110(n)(j)      A statement describing how the production and
111    purchase of renewable energy resources impact the utility's
112    present and future capacity and energy needs.
113(6)(3)      In order to enable it to carry out its duties under
114    this section, the commission may, after hearing, establish an
115    administrative a study fee which may shall not exceed $100,000
116    $1,000 for each proposed plan studied.
117(7)(4)      The commission may adopt rules governing the method
118    of submitting, processing, and approving studying the 10-year
119    plans as required by this section, including the required
120    contents and approval of such plans and procedures for
121    intervention and discovery in the plan review proceedings.
122Section 2.       This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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