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1 1 Section 1. Section 476.42, subsection 2, Code 1997, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 2. "Electric utility" means, except as provided in section
1 4 476.47, a public utility that furnishes electricity to the
1 5 public for compensation.
1 6 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 476.47 NET ENERGY MEASUREMENT AND
1 7 METERING.
1 8 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise
1 9 requires:
1 10 a. "Avoided cost" means the cost the utility would have to
1 11 pay to provide energy and capacity from alternative sources of
1 12 supply available to utilities as calculated pursuant to
1 13 formulas determined by the board by rule.
1 14 b. "Customer-generator" means a user of a net metering
1 15 system.
1 16 c. "Electric utility" means an electric utility required
1 17 to be rate-regulated under this chapter.
1 18 d. "Net metering" means measuring the difference in an
1 19 applicable billing period between the electricity supplied by
1 20 an electric utility and the electricity generated by a
1 21 customer-generator which is fed back to the electric utility.
1 22 e. "Net metering system" means a facility for the
1 23 production of electrical energy that does all of the
1 24 following:
1 25 (1) Uses as its fuel either solar, wind, biomass, or
1 26 hydropower.
1 27 (2) Is located on a customer-generator's premises.
1 28 (3) Operates in parallel with the electric utility's
1 29 transmission and distribution facilities.
1 30 (4) Is intended primarily to offset part or all of the
1 31 customer-generator's requirements for electricity.
1 32 2. a. An electric utility shall offer to make available
1 33 an energy meter that is capable of registering the flow of
1 34 electricity in two directions to each eligible customer-
1 35 generator that has installed a net metering system.
2 1 b. An electric utility may, at its own expense and with
2 2 the written consent of the customer-generator, install one or
2 3 more additional meters to monitor the flow of electricity in
2 4 each direction.
2 5 c. An electric utility shall not charge a customer-
2 6 generator any fee or charge that would increase the customer-
2 7 generator's minimum monthly charge to an amount greater than
2 8 that of other customers of the electric utility in the same
2 9 rate class as the customer-generator.
2 10 3. Consistent with the other provisions of this section,
2 11 the measurement of net electricity supplied or generated shall
2 12 be calculated in the following manner:
2 13 a. The electric utility shall measure the net electricity
2 14 produced or consumed during the billing period, in accordance
2 15 with normal metering practices.
2 16 b. If the electricity supplied by the electric utility
2 17 exceeds the electricity generated by the customer-generator
2 18 and fed back to the electric utility during the billing
2 19 period, the customer-generator shall be billed for the net
2 20 electricity supplied by the electric utility, in accordance
2 21 with normal metering practices.
2 22 c. If electricity generated by the customer-generator
2 23 exceeds the electricity supplied by the electric utility, the
2 24 customer-generator shall be billed for the appropriate
2 25 customer charges for that month and shall be credited for the
2 26 excess kilowatt-hours generated during the month, with the
2 27 kilowatt-hour credit appearing on the customer-generated
2 28 electricity billing for the following month. At the end of
2 29 the calendar year, the electric utility shall pay the
2 30 customer-generator for any remaining unused credit for excess
2 31 kilowatt-hours generated during that calendar year. Payment
2 32 for this credit shall be at the utility's avoided cost.
2 33 4. A net metering system used by a customer-generator
2 34 shall meet all applicable safety and performance standards
2 35 established by the national electrical code, the institute of
3 1 electrical and electronics engineers, and underwriters
3 2 laboratories.
3 3 5. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
3 4 relating to additional control and testing requirements for
3 5 customer-generators that the board determines are necessary to
3 6 protect public and worker safety and system reliability.
3 7 6. An electric utility shall not require a customer-
3 8 generator whose net metering system meets the standards
3 9 provided for in subsections 4 and 5 to do any of the
3 10 following:
3 11 a. Comply with additional safety or performance standards.
3 12 b. Perform or pay for additional tests.
3 13 c. Purchase additional liability insurance.
3 14 Sec. 3. This Act is not applicable for the duration of any
3 15 agreement between an electric utility and a customer-generator
3 16 relating to the use of a net metering system if the agreement
3 17 is in effect on the effective date of this Act.
3 18 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
3 19 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3 20 EXPLANATION
3 21 This bill provides for the use of a net metering system by
3 22 a facility for the production of electrical energy which uses
3 23 as its fuel either solar, wind, biomass, or hydropower. The
3 24 facility must be located on the customer-generator's premises
3 25 and the system must operate in parallel with the electric
3 26 utility's transmission and distribution facilities. The
3 27 system must be intended to primarily offset part or all of the
3 28 customer-generator's requirements for electricity.
3 29 The bill provides that an electric utility shall offer to
3 30 make available an energy meter that is capable of registering
3 31 the flow of electricity in two directions to each eligible
3 32 customer-generator's net metering system. An electric utility
3 33 may, at its own expense and with written consent, install one
3 34 or more additional meters to monitor the flow of electricity
3 35 in each direction. An electric utility shall not charge a
4 1 customer-generator any fee or charge that would increase the
4 2 customer-generator's minimum monthly charge to an amount
4 3 greater than that of other customers of the electric utility
4 4 in the same rate class as the customer-generator.
4 5 The bill provides for the method of net energy measurement
4 6 and billing. At the end of a calendar year, an electric
4 7 utility shall pay a customer-generator for any remaining
4 8 unused credit for excess kilowatt-hours generated by the
4 9 customer-generator during that calendar year.
4 10 The bill provides that any agreement existing on the
4 11 effective date of the bill between an electric utility and a
4 12 customer-generator and relating to the use of a net metering
4 13 system shall remain in effect for the term of the agreement.
4 14 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
4 15 LSB 4214SV 77
4 16 tm/jl/8
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