66-1,184a. Disposition of revenues from certain sales. (a) As used in this section:

(1) "Electric public utility" has the meaning provided by K.S.A. 66-101a, and amendments thereto.

(2) "Renewable attributes" means tradeable renewable energy credits (with or without other features), tradeable emissions credits, emission offsets or other market instruments created or obtained by use of renewable energy resources or technologies.

(3) "Renewable resources or technologies" means wind, solar, photovoltaic, biomass, hydropower, geothermal, waste incineration and landfill gas resources or technologies located in Kansas.

(b) Upon application of an electric public utility, the state corporation commission may authorize such utility to:

(1) Retain 65% of the utility's net revenues from wholesale off-system sales of electricity generated from renewable resources or technologies or from sales of renewable attributes if such electricity or attributes are purchased by the utility at not less than the average price paid by such utility for electricity or renewable attributes purchased pursuant to contracts of five or more years' duration; and

(2) retain 50% of the utility's net revenues from all other wholesale off-system sales of purchased electricity generated from renewable resources or technologies or from sales of purchased renewable attributes from renewable energy procured or constructed principally to serve Kansas retail customers.

History: L. 2002, ch. 161, § 3; L. 2007, ch. 4, § 2; July 1.