1. (a) Renewable energy credits shall be issued and used as part of a REC program either established or approved by the commission. Each application for approval of any program not approved by the commission in any prior year shall be submitted on or before January 1 of the calendar year in which the RECs are proposed to be included in the portfolio.
2. (b) Any utility may purchase or sell RECs without commission approval. However, each renewable energy credit shall be counted only once. A REC or any attributes associated with renewable energy generation sold or intended for any purpose other than attainment of the renewable energy goal shall not be applied toward attainment of the renewable energy goal.

3. (c) For the purpose of RESA, unused RECs shall remain valid for up to two years from the end of the calendar year in which the associated electricity was generated and shall be permanently retired when used for attainment of the renewable energy goal prescribed by the act. To the extent that RECs or attributes associated with renewable energy generation are sold or used for any purpose other than attainment of the renewable energy goal, the utilities shall reduce the capacity used for attainment of the renewable energy goal according to the formula specified in this subsection.

   Total Renewable Capacity for Voluntary Attainment

   =

   TRC − COP

   where

   COP = EOP CF×8760

   TRC	=	total renewable capacity
   COP	=	renewable capacity sold or used for any other purpose than attainment of the renewable energy goal
   E OP	=	energy from RECs or renewable energy attributes sold or used for any other purpose than attainment of the renewable energy goal
   CF	=	capacity factor for source of EOP

4. (d) Each REC created, sold, or purchased by any Kansas utility shall be reported in an approved registry that documents and verifies attributes and other compliance conditions as well as tracks the creation, sale, retirement, and other transactions regarding the REC to prevent double counting and misuse, in accordance with these regulations and commission direction.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 66-106; implementing K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 66-1259; effective Nov. 19, 2010; amended Feb. 24, 2017.)