Florida SB 1482: Biscayne Bay

Bill Text

1482 
Electric Utility 10-year Site Plans 
2026-01-08T10:01:05Z 
Revising requirements for estimates included in the 10-year site plan; requiring the Florida Public Service Commission to issue a final order within a specified timeframe after receiving a proposed plan; authorizing the commission to reject such plan under certain circumstances; requiring electric utilities to submit a revised plan within a specified timeframe upon such rejection, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1482 

 By Senator Bernard 

 24-01236-26 20261482__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to electric utility 10-year site 
 3 plans; amending s. 186.801, F.S.; revising 
 4 requirements for estimates included in the 10-year 
 5 site plan; requiring the Florida Public Service 
 6 Commission to issue a final order within a specified 
 7 timeframe after receiving a proposed plan; authorizing 
 8 the commission to reject such plan under certain 
 9 circumstances; requiring electric utilities to submit 
 10 a revised plan within a specified timeframe upon such 
 11 rejection; requiring the commission to adopt 
 12 procedures for consideration and approval of such 
 13 plans; requiring the commission to hold public 
 14 hearings under certain circumstances; authorizing the 
 15 commission to hold a hearing under certain 
 16 circumstances; requiring the commission to grant 
 17 certain petitions or requests to intervene in such 
 18 hearings; authorizing electric utilities to submit 
 19 plans at any time at the discretion of the utility; 
 20 prohibiting an electric utility from filing an 
 21 application for certification under certain 
 22 circumstances; revising the factors the commission 
 23 must consider in its review of such plan; authorizing 
 24 the commission to adopt certain rules; providing an 
 25 effective date. 
 26 
 27 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 28 
 29 Section 1. Section 186.801, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 30 read: 
 31 186.801 Ten-year site plans.— 
 32 (1) Each electric utility shall submit to the Public 
 33 Service Commission a 10-year site plan that estimates which 
 34 shall estimate its anticipated demand, its power-generating 
 35 needs, the impact of planned demand-side management measures on 
 36 such generating needs, and the general location of its proposed 
 37 power plant sites. 
 38 (2) The 10-year plan must shall be reviewed and submitted 
 39 not less frequently than every 2 years. 
 40 (3)(2) Within 9 months after the receipt of the proposed 
 41 plan, the commission shall issue a final order approving, 
 42 approving with amendments, or rejecting such make a preliminary 
 43 study of such plan and classify it as “suitable” or 
 44 “unsuitable.” The commission may suggest alternatives to the 
 45 plan. 
 46 (a) The commission may reject such plan if the plan does 
 47 not comply with this section and commission rules. 
 48 (b) Following any final order rejecting a plan, an electric 
 49 utility shall submit a revised plan for approval within 60 days 
 50 after such order. 
 51 (c) The commission shall adopt procedures for consideration 
 52 and approval of each electric utility’s plans consistent with 
 53 chapter 120. The commission shall hold a public hearing for a 
 54 plan submitted by a public utility as defined in s. 366.02 and 
 55 may hold a hearing upon the filing of a petition or request for 
 56 hearing for a plan submitted by an electric utility. 
 57 Notwithstanding chapter 120 or any other law, the commission 
 58 must grant a petition or request to intervene if participation 
 59 by the party submitting such petition or request is in the 
 60 public interest and will not unduly impair the efficiency or 
 61 administration of the proceeding. 
 62 (4) All findings of the commission must shall be made 
 63 available to the Department of Environmental Protection for its 
 64 consideration at any subsequent electrical power plant site 
 65 certification proceedings. 
 66 (5) It is recognized that 10-year site plans submitted by 
 67 an electric utility are tentative information for planning 
 68 purposes only and may be amended and submitted for approval at 
 69 any time at the discretion of the utility upon written 
 70 notification to the commission. An electric utility may not file 
 71 an A complete application for certification of an electrical 
 72 power plant site under chapter 403, when such site is not 
 73 designated in the current 10-year site plan of the applicant, 
 74 shall constitute an amendment to the 10-year site plan. 
 75 (6) Before issuing its final order, the commission shall 
 76 review such plan to determine whether it is reasonable and in 
 77 the best interest of the utility’s customers in this state. In 
 78 its review preliminary study of such each 10-year site plan, the 
 79 commission shall consider such plan as a planning document and 
 80