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Oklahoma
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State Planning and Incentive Structures | Energy Efficiency Actions | Energy Supply Actions
State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: Completed (with caveat)
Details: On May 23, 2008, the Governor approved House Bill (HB) 394, also called the “Conserving Oklahoma Act.” HB 3394 requires all new state-owned buildings or major renovations of state-owned buildings to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. LEED includes a minimum energy performance level as a component but does not necessarily require buildings to optimize energy performance. States with stand-alone LEED requirements (i.e., the state has adopted LEED requirements for its buildings but has not yet specified energy efficiency targets for those buildings) are listed as Completed With Caveat.
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: Oklahoma law states that all school vehicles and all government vehicles may be converted to operate on an alternative fuel. The state, any county or municipal government, and any school district within the state may have access to the Oklahoma Alternative Fuels Conversion Fund and the reasonable expenses of the conversions and/or the installation of a fill station or charge station may be reimbursed. Considered no action because there is no specific goal or requirement.
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed/Further Work Proposed
Details: The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) held a statewide energy summit on November 29, 2007, to bring together stakeholders to discuss and “recalibrate” the state’s energy future.
Oklahoma is part of the Western Governor's Association (WGA). In June 2006 the Governors signed resolutions to meet or exceed goals of 30,000 MW of clean energy by 2015 and a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020, to encourage adequate funding for state energy efficiency and renewable generation programs, and to facilitate development of regional energy markets.
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: No Activity Identified
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: Does Not Meet ECPA
Details: 2003 IECC mandatory for jurisdictions that do not adopt their own code and for state-owned and state-leased facilities; can use COMcheck to show compliance. Oklahoma is a "home rule" state--it has limited authority to adopt an energy code--for commercial buildings only.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: Meets ECPA
Details: 2003 IECC mandatory for jurisdictions that do not adopt their own code and for state-owned and -leased facilities. 1998 IECC, mandatory for all structures; can use REScheck to show compliance.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: Proposed
Details: The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) held a statewide energy summit on November 29, 2007, to bring together stakeholders to discuss and “recalibrate” the state’s energy future. In an interview, OCC Commissioner Jim Roth said that he thought Oklahoma would have a renewable energy standard within the next 12 months.
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: Completed
Details: Statewide net metering for all utility types. Net metering has been available in Oklahoma since 1988 under Oklahoma Corporate Commission Order 326195. The rules limit customers to 100kW or 25,000kW per year, whichever is less. The rules allow for solar, wind, biomass, hydro, geothermal, municipal solid waste, and CHP.