70-2103 – Public power supplier, defined.
70-2103. Public power supplier, defined. For purposes of the Public Power Infrastructure Protection Act, public power supplier means a public power district organized under Chapter 70, article 6, a public power and irrigation district, a municipality, a registered group of municipalities, an electric cooperative, an electric membership association, a joint entity formed under the Interlocal […]
70-2104 – Prohibited acts; penalty.
70-2104. Prohibited acts; penalty. A person shall be guilty of a Class IV felony if he or she willfully and maliciously: (1) Damages, injures, or destroys or attempts to damage, injure, or destroy: (a) Any machine, appliance, facility, or apparatus owned by a public power supplier that is used for generating electricity; or (b) Any […]
70-2105 – Nuclear electrical generating facility; nuclear fuel; prohibited acts; penalty.
70-2105. Nuclear electrical generating facility; nuclear fuel; prohibited acts; penalty. (1) A person shall be guilty of a Class II felony if he or she willfully and maliciously (a) destroys or causes or attempts to cause damage or loss to a nuclear electrical generating facility or its components, including the electrical transmission lines or switching […]
70-1904 – C-BED project developer; electric supplier; negotiation; power purchase agreement; development of project; restriction on transfer; eligibility for net energy billing; approval or certification; notice of change in ownership.
70-1904. C-BED project developer; electric supplier; negotiation; power purchase agreement; development of project; restriction on transfer; eligibility for net energy billing; approval or certification; notice of change in ownership. (1) A C-BED project developer and an electric supplier are authorized to negotiate in good faith mutually agreeable power purchase agreement terms. (2) A qualified owner […]
70-1905 – Electric supplier; duties.
70-1905. Electric supplier; duties. An electric supplier shall: (1) Consider mechanisms to encourage the aggregation of C-BED projects located in the same general geographical area; and (2) Require any qualified owner to provide sufficient security to assure performance under the power purchase agreement. Source Laws 2007, LB629, § 5; Laws 2008, LB916, § 3; Laws […]
70-1906 – Construction of new renewable generation facilities; electric supplier; governing body; duties.
70-1906. Construction of new renewable generation facilities; electric supplier; governing body; duties. The governing body of an electric supplier that has determined a need to construct new renewable generation facilities shall take reasonable steps to determine if one or more C-BED projects are available and are technically, economically, and operationally feasible to provide some or […]
70-1907 – C-BED project developer; provide notices.
70-1907. C-BED project developer; provide notices. To the extent feasible, a C-BED project developer shall provide, in writing, notice of incentives pursuant to the Rural Community-Based Energy Development Act for local ownership and local participation in a C-BED project to each property owner on whose property a turbine will be located and to the elected […]
70-1908 – Sections; how construed.
70-1908. Sections; how construed. Nothing in sections 70-1901 to 70-1907 shall be construed to obligate an electric supplier to enter into a power purchase agreement under a C-BED project. Source Laws 2007, LB629, § 8; Laws 2016, LB736, § 5.
70-1909 – Electric supplier; limit on eminent domain.
70-1909. Electric supplier; limit on eminent domain. An electric supplier as defined in section 70-1001.01 may agree to limit its exercise of the power of eminent domain to acquire a C-BED project and any related facilities if such electric supplier enters into a contract to purchase output from such C-BED project for a term of […]
70-2001 – Legislative findings.
70-2001. Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to: (1) Encourage customer-owned renewable energy resources; (2) Stimulate the economic growth of this state; (3) Encourage diversification of the energy resources used in this state; and (4) Maintain low-cost, reliable electric service. Source Laws 2009, LB436, § 1.