Act No. 179 Page 1 of 1
2024
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Act No. 179 (H.289). An act relating to the Renewable Energy Standard
Subjects: Energy; public service; renewable energy programs; Renewable Energy
Standard
This act increases the amount of total renewable energy electric utilities are required to
purchase pursuant to the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) to 100 percent on or before
January 1, 2035, depending on the type of utility. The act also increases from two
percent to three percent the rates that municipal utilities and electric cooperatives can
increase without going to the Public Utility Commission. It also changes the definitions
of net metering and group net metering so that in 2025, no new group net metering can be
added unless it is adjacent to the property, with a one-year delay for affordable housing
developments. It creates two new Tiers in the RES: Tier 4 (new regional renewable
energy) and Tier 5 (load growth). It consolidates RES reporting requirements into the
Comprehensive Energy Plan.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 30-8005
As Passed By the House -- Official: 30-8005, 30-218d, 30-8002, 30-8004, 30-8006a, 30-8010, 30-202b
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 30-218d, 30-8002, 30-8004, 30-8005, 30-8006a, 30-8010, 30-202b
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 30-8005, 30-218d, 30-8002, 30-8004, 30-8006a, 30-8010, 30-202b
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 30-218d, 30-8002, 30-8004, 30-8005, 30-8006a, 30-8010, 30-202b
As Enacted: 30-218d, 30-8002, 30-8004, 30-8005, 30-8006a, 30-8010, 30-202b