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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5423 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide 
for an annual electric production cost report. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 27, 2010 
Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT, and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
to provide for an annual electric production cost report. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparent Review 
of the Affordability and Cost of Electricity (TRACE) Re-
newable Energy Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Federal energy-specific subsidies and sup-
port to all forms of energy were estimated to be 
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$16.6 billion in 2007, indicating that total Federal 
energy subsidies have more than doubled over the 
previous ten years, according to the Federal Finan-
cial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy Markets 
2007 report by the Energy Information Administra-
tion. 
(2) Research, development, and installation of 
renewable and other low-emission technologies for 
electric power generation have been a high priority 
for the 110th and 111th Congresses. 
(3) There is a growing need for accurate report-
ing on the costs associated with each form of alter-
native energy generation technology because of the 
significant Federal action and investment in such 
technology. 
(4) The costs associated with alternative energy 
generation technology should be analyzed and made 
available to assess the ability of each new technology 
to compete in the marketplace, without Federal sub-
sidy or support, and to optimize the deployment of 
such technology. 
(5) The Energy Information Administration has 
previously created forms and guidelines to collect the 
necessary information for such reporting and has 
collected information for several years; however, the 
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program ended due to funding constraints and the 
lack of an authorization from Congress. 
SEC. 3. ELECTRIC PRODUCTION COST REPORT. 
Title II of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
of 1978 is amended by adding after section 214 (16 
U.S.C. 824 note) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 215. ELECTRIC PRODUCTION COST REPORT. 
‘‘(a) ELECTRICITY REPORT.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the Energy Information Ad-
ministration (in this section referred to as the ‘Adminis-
trator’), shall prepare and publish an annual report, at 
the times specified in subsection (c), setting forth the costs 
of electricity production per kilowatt hour, by sector and 
energy source, for each type of electric energy generation. 
The report shall include each of the following for the pe-
riod covered by the report: 
‘‘(1) The quantity of carbon dioxide emitted per 
kilowatt hour. 
‘‘(2) The cost of electricity generation in cents 
per kilowatt hour, or dollars per megawatt hour, for 
each type of electric energy generation in the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) The factors used to levelize costs, includ-
ing amortized capital costs, current and projected 
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