SB 79 (2023)
Add industrial and commercial entities to net metering law
Summary:
Requires large customer-generators (up to 5 megawatts) participating in net metering to consume at least 20% of the energy they generate. There are exceptions for group net metering hosts and low and moderate income customers.
The Senate rewrote the bill to instead add a definition and requirements for an industrial host as a customer-generator. According to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, "SB 79 permits industrial and commercial entities to qualify as large customer-generators participating in net energy metering. They must consume at least 20 percent of their own generation."
Bill Became Law?:
No
Status:
Status Detail:
Vetoed by Governor
Public Hearing Date:
04/03/2023 11:00 am
Public Hearing Location:
LOB Room 302-304
House Voting Date:
05/04/2023
Senate Voting Date:
10/26/2023
