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SB217 • 2025

Requires an electric utility to pay a net metering customer-generator for the excess kilowatt-hours generated during a billing period.

Requires an electric utility to pay a net metering customer-generator for the excess kilowatt-hours generated during a billing period.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Smith DB
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Energy and Environment.

  3. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Makes a power company pay a person for excess power that the person makes through net metering. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).
Requires an electric utility to pay a net metering customer-generator for the excess kilowatt-hours generated during a billing period.
Removes the requirement that a customer-generator grant, but allows a customer-generator to donate, any credit for excess kilowatt-hours generated by the customer-generator to the electric utility's low-income assistance program.
Relating to: Relating to the paying of net metering customer-generators for the excess kilowatt-hours generated during a billing period.
Current location: In Senate Committee