The bill amends existing laws regarding electric utilities, specifically focusing on net metering systems. It establishes new definitions and modifies the generation capacity limits for these systems, allowing for a maximum generating capacity of twenty-five kilowatts per meter for residential use and two hundred kilowatts per meter for nonresidential use. Additionally, the bill introduces the term "primary feeder," which refers to power lines that transport electricity from substations to distribution transformers.

Furthermore, the bill outlines the conditions under which electric utilities can charge fees to customer-generators. It prohibits utilities from increasing a customer-generator's minimum monthly charge beyond that of other customers in the same rate class unless the customer-generator operates a net metering system with a capacity exceeding twenty-five kilowatts and receives commission approval for the fee. The bill also mandates that utilities aggregate additional meters attached to a net metering system upon request, provided certain conditions are met, such as the additional meter being on the customer-generator's premises and subject to the same rate schedule. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 37-16-101, 37-16-102
Engrossed: 37-16-101, 37-16-102