A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to encourage and increase energy efficiency in north carolina by removing certain caps and limits in the renewable energy Portfolio standards.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 62‑133.8(b)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(2)	An electric public utility may meet the requirements of this section by any one or more of the following:
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c.	Reduce energy consumption through the implementation of an energy efficiency measure.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 62‑133.8(h)(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1)	For the purposes of this subsection, the term "incremental costs" means all reasonable and prudent costs incurred by an electric power supplier to:
a.	Comply with the requirements of subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section that are in excess of the electric power supplier's avoided costs other than those costs recovered pursuant to G.S. 62‑133.9.
b.	Fund research that encourages the development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, or improved air quality.
c.	Comply with any federal mandate that is similar to the requirements of subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section that exceed the costs that the electric power supplier would have incurred under those subsections in the absence of the federal mandate."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.