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This bill, known as the Stable Energy Rates Protection Act, prohibits the Public Service Commission (PSC) from approving or considering any new fees or rate increases that include costs for constructing, operating, maintaining, or decommissioning energy facilities powered solely by "intermittent power sources," which are defined as energy sources whose electricity output is variable and depends on natural conditions, making them uncontrollable and unavailable on demand (like solar or wind power). However, this prohibition does not apply to costs covered by contracts signed before the bill's effective date, though any rate increase after that date cannot be based on expanding those existing contracts or making new commitments to intermittent power projects under them. The bill also mandates that the PSC review all pending rate cases to ensure compliance and requires the PSC to submit an annual report to the Legislature detailing the impact of this act on energy rates and reliability, along with any recommendations for maintaining affordable and reliable energy.

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