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House
File
2046
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2046
BY
BAGNIEWSKI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
requirements
for
portable
solar
generation
1
devices.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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2046
Section
1.
Section
476.49,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0i.
“Portable
solar
generation
device”
means
3
a
moveable
photovoltaic
generation
device
that
meets
all
of
the
4
following
requirements:
5
(1)
Has
a
maximum
power
output
of
not
more
than
one
thousand
6
two
hundred
watts.
7
(2)
Is
designed
to
be
connected
to
a
building’s
electrical
8
system
through
a
standard
one
hundred
twenty
volt
alternating
9
current
outlet.
10
(3)
Is
intended
primarily
to
offset
part
of
the
customer’s
11
electricity
consumption.
12
(4)
Meets
the
standards
of
the
national
electrical
code,
13
adopted
pursuant
to
section
103.6.
14
(5)
Is
certified
by
the
underwriters
laboratories
or
an
15
equivalent
nationally
recognized
testing
laboratory.
16
(6)
Includes
a
device
or
feature
that
prevents
the
system
17
from
energizing
the
building’s
electrical
system
during
a
power
18
outage.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
476.49,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
Portable
solar
generation
devices.
22
a.
A
portable
solar
generation
device
shall
not
be
required
23
to
interconnect
to
the
electric
distribution
system
and
is
not
24
subject
to
the
net
metering
requirements
under
this
section.
25
b.
An
electric
utility
shall
not
require
any
of
the
26
following
from
a
customer
using
a
portable
solar
generation
27
device:
28
(1)
The
electric
utility’s
approval
before
installing
or
29
using
the
system.
30
(2)
Any
fee
or
charge
related
to
the
system.
31
(3)
Any
additional
controls
or
equipment
beyond
what
is
32
integrated
into
the
system.
33
c.
An
electric
utility
is
not
liable
for
any
damage
or
34
injury
caused
by
a
portable
solar
generation
device.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
bill
relates
to
requirements
for
portable
solar
4
generation
devices.
5
The
bill
defines
“portable
solar
generation
device”
as
a
6
moveable
photovoltaic
generation
device
that
has
a
maximum
7
power
output
of
not
more
than
1,200
watts,
is
designed
to
be
8
connected
to
a
building’s
electrical
system
through
a
standard
9
120-volt
alternating
current
outlet,
is
intended
primarily
to
10
offset
part
of
the
customer’s
electricity
consumption,
meets
11
the
standards
of
the
national
electrical
code,
is
certified
12
by
the
underwriters
laboratories
or
an
equivalent
nationally
13
recognized
testing
laboratory,
and
includes
a
device
or
14
feature
that
prevents
the
system
from
energizing
the
building’s
15
electrical
system
during
a
power
outage.
16
The
bill
provides
that
a
portable
solar
generation
device
17
is
not
required
to
interconnect
to
the
electric
distribution
18
system
and
is
not
subject
to
net
metering
requirements.
The
19
bill
prohibits
an
electric
utility
from
requiring
a
customer
20
using
a
portable
solar
generation
device
to
obtain
the
electric
21
utility’s
approval
before
installing
or
using
the
system,
pay
22
any
fee
or
charge
related
to
the
system,
or
install
additional
23
controls
or
equipment
beyond
what
is
integrated
into
the
24
system.
25
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