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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2045: Net metering systems

Promoting development of reliable distributed energy resources through extending and modifying an existing tax incentive for certain net metering systems, preserving the existing ground rules for net metering until net metering systems' generating capacity equals 0.5 percent of the utility's 1996 peak demand, requiring distribution resources planning, and authorizing a reliability charge and other alternatives to existing ground rules for net metering, for a utility that has achieved the existing 0.5 percent interconnection requirement for net metering systems.

Summary

  • Requires investor-owned and consumer-owned utilities to conduct "Distribution Resources Planning," after net-metered systems' cumulative generating capacity has reached one half of a percent of the utility's 1996 peak demand.
  • Authorizes a utility to recover expenditures identified in a Distribution Resources Plan as necessary for the integration of cost-effective distributed resources, through a reliability charge, a Value of Distributed Generation Tariff, a long-term contract, or other mechanism.
  • States that the Legislature intends to modify and extend the tax preference provided in the Renewable Energy Investment Cost Recovery Incentive Program.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 2045), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeff Morris (D-40)
Introduced
February 9, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to promoting development of reliable distributed energy resources through extending and modifying an existing tax incentive for certain net metering systems, preserving the existing ground rules for net metering until net metering systems' generating capacity equals 0.5 percent of the utility's 1996 peak demand, requiring distribution resources planning, and authorizing a reliability charge and other alternatives to existing ground rules for net metering, for a utility that has achieved the existing 0.5 percent interconnection requirement for net metering systems;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeff Morris (D-40)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2045 in other sessions

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