Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-801.4
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Renewable energy standard
Official statutory text
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 Page 297
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.
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 Page 297
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.
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