## Table 1. Environmental Disclosure Requirements by State -- August 2002

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<td><strong>State</strong></td>
<td><h1 id="disclosure-requirement">Disclosure Requirement</h1></td>
<td><strong>Scope</strong></td>
<td><strong>Frequency</strong></td>
<td><strong>Distribution</strong></td>
<td><strong>Effective Date</strong></td>
<td><strong>Authority</strong></td>
<td><strong>Legislation/ Regulation</strong></td>
<td><strong>Verification Requirement</strong></td>
<td><strong>Notes</strong></td>
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<td colspan="10"><h1 id="section"></h1>
<h2 id="full-disclosure-requirements">Full Disclosure
Requirements</h2></td>
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<td>Arkansas</td>
<td>Standards to be set for disclosure of environmental impacts</td>
<td>Electric service providers</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>1999 Act 1556; Rules not yet developed</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Restructuring delayed until 2003.</td>
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<td>California</td>
<td>Fuel mix required in standard format.</td>
<td>Electric service providers</td>
<td>Quarterly</td>
<td>Bill insert, offers, and written promotional materials (except
ads)</td>
<td>1999</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>Title 20, Article 5, California Code of Regulation</td>
<td>Report to Commission annually with supporting documentation.</td>
<td>Suppliers not making specific claims may disclose system mix.</td>
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<td>Colorado</td>
<td>Fuel mix. Standard format is suggested.</td>
<td>Investor owned utilities with load &gt;100MW</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Bill insert or mailing</td>
<td>1999</td>
<td>Public Utility Commission</td>
<td>Rule (4 Code of Colorado Regulations ) 723-3-10</td>
<td>Supporting documentation regarding calculation must be submitted to
PUC for approval.</td>
<td>Electricity market is not open to competition.</td>
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<td>Connecticut</td>
<td>Fuel mix and air emissions</td>
<td>Electric distribution companies</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>1998 PA 98-28; Rules under development</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Two suppliers currently provide information.</td>
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<td>Delaware</td>
<td>Fuel mix</td>
<td>Electric suppliers</td>
<td>Quarterly</td>
<td>Bill insert or mailing, offers, marketing materials</td>
<td>1999</td>
<td>Public Service Commission</td>
<td><p>1999 HB 10;</p>
<p>Docket No. 49</p></td>
<td>Not specified. Suppliers must report fuel mix data to PSC
quarterly.</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Florida</td>
<td>Fuel mix</td>
<td>Investor-owned utilities</td>
<td>Quarterly</td>
<td>On bill or bill insert</td>
<td>1999</td>
<td>Public Service Commission</td>
<td>25-6.093, Florida Administrative Code</td>
<td>Not specified.</td>
<td>Electricity market is not open to competition.</td>
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<td>Illinois</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; NOx; SO<sub>2</sub>; high-level and
low-level nuclear waste emissions in standard format.</td>
<td>Electric utilities and alternative retail suppliers</td>
<td>Quarterly</td>
<td>Bill insert</td>
<td>1998</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>Public Utilities Act 220 ILCS 5/16-127; 83 Illinois Administrative
Code 421</td>
<td>Information must be filed with the Commission and verified by the
filing party before a public notary.</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Maine</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub> NO <sub>x</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>
emissions in format similar to sample</td>
<td>Electric service providers (Residential and small commercial
customers only.)</td>
<td>Quarterly</td>
<td>Bill insert or mailing and prior to initiation of service.</td>
<td>1999</td>
<td>Public Utilities Commission</td>
<td>Chapter 306 PUC Rules</td>
<td>Annual report with supporting documentation must be submitted to
PUC. PUC may require audits.</td>
<td>New England Generation Information System (GIS) database to supply
data</td>
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<td>Maryland</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>
emissions in standard format</td>
<td>Electric suppliers</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Bill insert or mailing and with contracts</td>
<td>2000</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>1999 SB 300; 7-505b Code of Maryland; PSC Order No. 76241</td>
<td>Commission plans to issue separate rules regarding
verification.</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Massachusetts</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>
emissions in standard format</td>
<td>Competitive suppliers</td>
<td>Quarterly</td>
<td>Bill insert and prior to initiation of service.</td>
<td>1998</td>
<td>Dept. of Telecomm-unications and Energy</td>
<td>220 CMR 11.06</td>
<td>Annual report to DTE with verification by ISO or independent
auditor.</td>
<td>New England GIS database to supply data</td>
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<td>Michigan</td>
<td>Fuel mix and SO<sub>2</sub>; CO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub>;
high-level nuclear waste emissions in standard format</td>
<td>Electric utilities and alternative electric providers</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Bills and on Commission web site</td>
<td>(2002)</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>2000 Public Act 141, Sec. 10r; Proposed rules issued June 2001</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Proposed rules issued</td>
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<td>Minnesota</td>
<td><p>Fuel mix, air pollutant emissions, and</p>
<p>nuclear waste emissions in standard brochure</p></td>
<td>Rate regulated electric utilities</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Web, phone referral on bill, full info on bill insert</td>
<td>(2002)</td>
<td>Public Utilities Commission</td>
<td>Order 10/2/01, Docket No. E,G-999/CI-00-1343</td>
<td>Not specified.</td>
<td>Utilities must file sample brochure by 2/1/02. Market is not
competitive.</td>
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<td>New Jersey</td>
<td>Fuel mix, energy efficiency, and CO<sub>2</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>; NO
<sub>x</sub> emissions in standard format</td>
<td>All electric suppliers</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Mailings, direct mail marketing, solicitations, contracts</td>
<td>1999</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>P.L. 1999 Chapter 23; BPU Interim Standards, July 1999</td>
<td>Must be verified by an independent auditor</td>
<td>Interim standards issued</td>
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<td>New Mexico</td>
<td>Fuel mix and associated emissions, standard format required under
proposed rules</td>
<td>Competitive electric suppliers</td>
<td>TBD, proposed annually</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>1999 SB 428; NMPRC Case No.3349, Proposed rules issued in May
2000.</td>
<td>Proposed suppliers to file annual verification report verified by
affidavit.</td>
<td>Proposed rules issued. Restructuring delayed until 2006.</td>
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<td>Nevada</td>
<td>Fuel mix and emissions of high-level radioactive waste,
SO<sub>2</sub>, CO<sub>2</sub>, CO, PM, VOCs, NO<sub>x</sub>, and heavy
metals.</td>
<td>Electric utilities and competitive power providers</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Bill insert and web</td>
<td>2002</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>2001 A.B. 197; PUC Regulations 704.763</td>
<td>Unspecified</td>
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<td>New York</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub>
emissions in standard format</td>
<td>Load serving entities</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Bill insert and prior to offers</td>
<td>2002</td>
<td>Public Service Commission</td>
<td>PSC Opinion 98-19</td>
<td>Administrator will provide and verify data</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Ohio</td>
<td>Fuel mix, CO<sub>2</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub> emissions
and high-level and low-level radioactive waste in standard format</td>
<td>Retail electric service providers</td>
<td>Annually , plus quarterly comparisons of actual and projected</td>
<td>Bill insert or mailing, and contracts</td>
<td>2001</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>1999 SB 3; 4901:1-21-09, Ohio Administrative Code</td>
<td>Suppliers must maintain documentation to verify accuracy of
data.</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Oregon</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub>; spent
nuclear fuel emissions in standard format</td>
<td>Electric service providers</td>
<td>Quarterly</td>
<td>On bill or insert, marketing materials, contracts, URL on bill</td>
<td>2000</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>1999 SB 1149; 860-030-300, Oregon Administrative Rules</td>
<td>Suppliers must file a “reconciliation report” with Commission
beginning April 2003</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Texas</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub>;
Particulates; Nuclear waste emissions in standard format</td>
<td>Retail electric providers</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Bill insert or mailing, solicitations, Commission web site</td>
<td>(2002)</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>1999 SB 7; PUC Project #22816</td>
<td>Suppliers must use data in generator scorecard tracking system</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Washington</td>
<td>Fuel mix in standard format</td>
<td>Retail suppliers</td>
<td>Twice annually (plus two referrals)</td>
<td>Bill insert or mailing, solicitations</td>
<td>2001</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>EHB 2565; Code of Washington 19.29.A</td>
<td>Suppliers must have information to support disclosed
information</td>
<td>Electricity market is not open to competition.</td>
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<h2 id="partial-disclosure-requirements"><mark>Partial Disclosure
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<td>Arizona</td>
<td>Fuel mix and emissions to extent reasonably known</td>
<td>Electric suppliers including default suppliers</td>
<td>Upon request and written marketing materials</td>
<td>Upon request</td>
<td>2000</td>
<td>Arizona Corporation Commission</td>
<td>14-2-1617, A.A.C</td>
<td>Not specified.</td>
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<td>District of Columbia</td>
<td>Fuel mix</td>
<td>Retail electricity suppliers</td>
<td>Twice annually to Commission</td>
<td>Supplied only to the Commission</td>
<td>2001</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>DC Code D.V,T.34, Subt. III, Ch. 15</td>
<td>Not specified.</td>
<td>Commission must report fuel mix to legislature</td>
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<td>Pennsylvania</td>
<td>Fuel mix and energy efficiency</td>
<td>Electric generation supplier</td>
<td>Upon request</td>
<td>Supply to Commission annually</td>
<td>1998</td>
<td>Public Utility Commission</td>
<td>52 Pennsylvania Code 54.6</td>
<td>Annual report to Commission verified by independent auditor</td>
<td>Providers must be able to support special claims.</td>
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<td>Virginia</td>
<td>Fuel mix and emissions to the extent feasible</td>
<td>Competitive service providers; CSP’s making claim-based sales</td>
<td>Annually to extent feasible</td>
<td>“Reported to customers.”</td>
<td>(2002)</td>
<td>Virginia State Corporation Commission</td>
<td>20 VAC 5-312-10; Final Order Issued 6/19/01</td>
<td>Suppliers making special claims must maintain supporting
documentation</td>
<td>Suppliers making special claims must provide supporting
documentation electronically and by request.</td>
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id="proposedpending-disclosure-requirements">Proposed/Pending Disclosure
Requirements </h3></td>
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<td>Iowa</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub></td>
<td>IOUs</td>
<td>Once annually</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Iowa Utilities Board</td>
<td>Proposed rule, Docket No. RMU-03-8, April 21, 2003</td>
<td>Not specified.</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Montana</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x,</sub> spent
nuclear waste, hydro</td>
<td>Retail electricity suppliers</td>
<td>Twice annually</td>
<td>Product offers, contracts, ads</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Dept. of Public Service Regulation</td>
<td>Proposed rule, 69-8-102, MCA</td>
<td>Not specified.</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Vermont</td>
<td>PSB authorized to set standards for fuel mix and environmental
impacts</td>
<td>Electric suppliers</td>
<td>Once annually</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Legislature</td>
<td>2002 S. 138</td>
<td>PSB authorized to set standards</td>
<td>Legislature authrorized PSB to set disclosure standards</td>
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<td>West Virginia</td>
<td>Fuel mix and CO<sub>2</sub>; SO<sub>2</sub>; NO <sub>x</sub> and
high-level and low-level nuclear waste</td>
<td>Retail electricity suppliers including default suppliers</td>
<td>Supplied to Commission quarterly</td>
<td><p>Solicitations</p>
<p>Posted on company web site</p></td>
<td>TBD</td>
<td>Public Service Commission</td>
<td>Proposed rule 150-13-16 issued 08/00</td>
<td>Supplier must maintain documentation to support claims.</td>
<td>Commission to publish state-wide data</td>
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