§ 23-18-912. Assignee or financing party not an electric utility
An assignee or financing party shall not be considered an electric utility or person providing electric service by virtue of engaging in the transactions described in this subchapter.
§ 23-18-1001. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Regulation of Electric Demand Response Act”.
§ 23-18-806. Fees and charges
(a) An electric utility may charge a broadband affiliate, an unaffiliated broadband Internet service provider, or a broadband operator for the costs of the construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of the broadband system of the broadband affiliate, unaffiliated broadband Internet service provider, or broadband operator. (b) (1) The costs incurred by an electric utility to […]
§ 23-18-1002. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Aggregator of retail customers” means a person that aggregates demand response from retail customers for the purpose of marketing, selling, or marketing and selling the aggregated demand response: (i) To an electric public utility; or (ii) Into a wholesale electricity market. (B) “Aggregator of retail customers” does not […]
§ 23-18-807. Reliability of electric systems maintained
(a) An electric utility that installs or operates or permits the installation or operation of a broadband system on its electric delivery system shall employ all reasonable measures to ensure that the operation of the broadband system does not interfere with or diminish the reliability of the electric utility’s electric delivery system. (b) If a […]
§ 23-18-1003. Authority to regulate demand response
(a) The marketing, selling, or marketing and selling of demand response within the State of Arkansas by electric public utilities or aggregators of retail customers to retail customers or by electric public utilities, aggregators of retail customers, or retail customers into wholesale electricity markets is subject to regulation by: (1) The Arkansas Public Service Commission […]
§ 23-18-808. Compliance with federal law
(a) A broadband operator shall comply with all applicable federal laws, including those protecting licensed spectrum users from interference by broadband systems. (b) To the extent required by Federal Communications Commission rules, the operator of a radio frequency device shall discontinue using a radio frequency device that causes harmful interference.
§ 23-18-1004. Marketing or selling of demand response prohibited
The marketing, selling, or marketing and selling of demand response into wholesale electricity markets by an aggregator of retail customers or by a retail customer is prohibited unless the Arkansas Public Service Commission or the governing authority of a municipally owned electric utility or a consolidated municipal utility improvement district determines that the marketing, selling, […]
§ 23-18-901. Short title — Purpose
(a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Electric Utility Storm Recovery Securitization Act”. (b) The purpose of this subchapter is to enable Arkansas electric utilities, if authorized by a financing order issued by the Arkansas Public Service Commission, to use securitization financing for storm recovery costs, which may lower […]
§ 23-18-1005. Applicability
This subchapter does not prevent a nonresidential customer from opting out in accordance with § 23-3-405 of energy conservation programs and measures as defined in § 23-3-403.