House File 548 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 548 BY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 191) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 26, 2015 ) A BILL FOR An Act requiring the Iowa utilities board to adopt 1 administrative rules relating to the safety of distributed 2 electric generation facilities. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 HF 548 (2) 86 je/rj/md

H.F. 548 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 476.58 Safety of distributed 1 generation facilities —— disconnection device required —— rules. 2 1. For purposes of this section: 3 a. “Disconnection device” means a lockable visual disconnect 4 or other disconnection device capable of disconnecting and 5 de-energizing the residual voltage in a distributed generation 6 facility. 7 b. “Distributed generation facility” means any of the 8 following: 9 (1) A cogeneration facility or a small power production 10 facility that is a qualifying facility under 18 C.F.R. pt. 11 292, subpt. B, used by an interconnection customer to generate 12 electricity that operates in parallel with the electric 13 distribution system, and that typically includes an electric 14 generator and the equipment required to interconnect safely 15 with the electric distribution system or local electric power 16 system. 17 (2) An alternate energy production facility as defined in 18 section 476.42. 19 (3) A small hydro facility as defined in section 476.42. 20 c. “Electric distribution system” means the facilities and 21 equipment owned and operated by an electric utility that are 22 used to transmit electricity to ultimate usage points from 23 interchanges with higher voltage transmission networks which 24 transport bulk power over long distances and that generally 25 operate at less than one hundred kilovolts of electricity. 26 d. “Electric meter” means a device used by an electric 27 utility that measures and registers the integral of an 28 electrical quantity with respect to time. 29 e. “Electric utility” means a public utility that furnishes 30 electricity to the public for compensation. 31 f. “Interconnection customer” means a person that 32 interconnects a distributed generation facility to an electric 33 distribution system. 34 2. Consistent with the board’s safety jurisdiction pursuant 35 -1- HF 548 (2) 86 je/rj/md 1/ 3

H.F. 548 to section 476.1, the board shall adopt rules pursuant to 1 chapter 17A relating to the safe installation and operation of 2 interconnections between distributed generation facilities and 3 electric distribution systems. The rules shall include but not 4 be limited to the following: 5 a. A requirement that a disconnection device be installed 6 at a location that is easily visible and adjacent to an 7 interconnection customer’s electric meter. For installations 8 placed in service prior to July 1, 2015, a requirement that an 9 interconnection customer provide and attach a permanent placard 10 at the electric meter that clearly identifies the presence and 11 location of disconnection devices for distributed generation 12 facilities on the property. 13 b. A requirement that interconnection customers notify 14 local paid or volunteer fire departments of the location of 15 distributed generation facilities and associated disconnection 16 devices upon completion of installation and procedures for such 17 notifications. 18 c. Procedures for electric utilities to deny or disconnect 19 service for safety reasons to a person who does not comply with 20 rules adopted pursuant to this subsection. 21 3. Procedures and requirements provided in rules adopted 22 pursuant to subsection 2 shall apply to all electric utilities 23 and all interconnection customers in this state. However, 24 only those rule provisions concerning interconnections between 25 distributed generation facilities and electric distribution 26 systems and safety issues shall apply to utilities over which 27 the board’s jurisdiction is limited by section 476.1A or 28 476.1B. 29 4. This section shall not be construed to expand the 30 board’s jurisdiction over a utility over which the board’s 31 jurisdiction is limited by section 476.1A or 476.1B. This 32 section shall not be construed to authorize the board to 33 require that an installation or connection of a distributed 34 generation facility, disconnection device, or interconnection 35 -2- HF 548 (2) 86 je/rj/md 2/ 3

H.F. 548 between a distributed generation facility and an electric 1 distribution system be performed by a licensed electrician, 2 installer, or professional engineer. This section shall not 3 be construed to require inspection of a distributed generation 4 facility, disconnection device, or interconnection between a 5 distributed generation facility and an electric distribution 6 system pursuant to chapter 103. 7 -3- HF 548 (2) 86 je/rj/md 3/ 3