This bill amends existing laws related to 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 of twenty-five kilowatts per meter for residential use and two hundred kilowatts per meter for nonresidential use. Additionally, it introduces the term "primary feeder," which refers to power lines that transport electricity from substations to distribution transformers.

The bill also outlines the requirements for electric utilities regarding customer-generators. It prohibits utilities from charging fees that would increase 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. Furthermore, it mandates that utilities aggregate additional meters attached to a net metering system under certain conditions, ensuring that the additional meter is on the same premises, used by the customer-generator, and subject to the same rate schedule as the designated meter. 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