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HB2065 • 2025

Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid.

Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-08-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-07 House

    Chapter 471, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.

  2. 2025-07-17 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-26 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-26 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.

  6. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. Ayes, 26; Nays, 3--Bonham, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Thatcher.

  8. 2025-06-23 House

    Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. Ayes, 42; Nays, 2--Elmer, Reschke; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 14--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Evans, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Helfrich.

  9. 2025-06-23 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  10. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  11. 2025-06-20 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-06-19 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.

  13. 2025-06-17 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-06-11 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-11 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  16. 2025-06-10 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-04-15 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.

  18. 2025-04-15 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.

  19. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-02-06 House

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  22. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Allows the use of a third party to study or evaluate a request to connect a microgrid to a power grid. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).
Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid. Allows a contracted third-party consultant to receive from a public utility all technical data necessary to conduct the study or engineering evaluation and submit to the public utility a preliminary design for review. Requires a public utility to approve or deny an application based on safety, reliability and compliance with published standards.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to the interconnection process; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned