Oklahoma § 17-801.4 - Renewable energy standard

§ 17-801.4. Renewable energy standard

A. The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest

to promote renewable energy development in order to best utilize the

abundant natural resources found in this state.

B. It is hereby declared the intent of the State of Oklahoma to

increase the use of renewable energy in the state by setting a

renewable energy standard that will serve as a goal to be reached by

the year 2015.

C. There is hereby established a renewable energy standard for

the state that will serve as a goal for the year 2015. The

renewable energy standard shall be a goal that fifteen percent (15%)

of all installed capacity of electricity generation within the state

by the year 2015 be generated from renewable energy sources.

D. For purposes of this section, qualifying renewable energy

resources shall include:

1. Wind;

2. Solar;

3. Photovoltaic;

4. Hydropower;

5. Hydrogen;

6. Geothermal;

7. Biomass, which projects may include agricultural crops,

wastes, and residues, wood, animal and other degradable organic

wastes, municipal solid waste, and landfill gas;

8. Distributed generation from an eligible renewable energy

resource where the generating facility or any integrated cluster of

such facilities has an installed generating capacity of not more

than five (5) megawatts;

9. Other renewable sources approved by the Commission; and

10. Demand side management and energy efficiency as provided in

Section 6 of this act.

E. Steam export capacity at a qualified renewable energy

resource shall count toward the goal established in subsection C of

this section.

F. The annual renewable energy percentage shall be determined

by dividing all installed capacity of renewable electricity

generation in Oklahoma by the total installed capacity of all

electricity generation in Oklahoma. Every electricity generating

entity or company operating electricity generation facilities in

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 17. Corporation Commission

Oklahoma shall report to the Commission by March 1 each year the

installed capacity of each of its generating facilities, the number

of kilowatt hours generated by each facility in Oklahoma and from

which source of energy the electricity was produced.

Added by Laws 2010, c. 283, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws

2015, c. 101, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 2015.