This bill introduces a new definition for "community generators," which are customer-generators with a maximum rated export capacity of less than 5 megawatts. These generators serve municipal or county aggregations or competitive electricity suppliers, and the bill clarifies that they are not considered part of utility default service. Additionally, it specifies how line loss adjustments should be accounted for in relation to the energy supplied by these community generators. The bill amends existing definitions and provisions in the Limited Electrical Energy Producers Act, particularly regarding the capacity and operational requirements for eligible customer-generators.

Key changes include the deletion of the term "total peak generating capacity" and its replacement with "maximum rated export capacity at the point of interconnection with the distribution grid." The bill also establishes that community generators will be treated as customers of municipal or county aggregations or competitive electricity suppliers, rather than being on utility default service. Furthermore, it outlines that the accounting for energy supply and avoided generation capacity value will be conducted in accordance with existing regulations, with specific provisions for line loss adjustments based on utility distribution system losses. The act is set to take effect upon its passage and is noted to have no fiscal impact on state, county, or local expenditures or revenue.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 362-A:1-a, 362-A:9
HB759 text: 362-A:1-a, 362-A:9