Bill Text: IA HF2336 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the establishment of a net metering program applicable to rate-regulated electric utilities, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-27 - Subcommittee, Cownie, Kressig, and Soderberg. H.J. 369. [HF2336 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2336-Introduced.html
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BY
KAJTAZOVIC
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
establishment
of
a
net
metering
1
program
applicable
to
rate-regulated
electric
utilities,
and
2
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
476.8A
Net
metering
——
program
1
established
——
requirements.
2
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
3
otherwise
requires:
4
a.
“Distributed
generation
facility”
means
a
biomass
5
conversion
facility,
a
solar
energy
conversion
facility,
or
a
6
wind
energy
conversion
facility
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
7
section
476C.1.
8
b.
“Net
metering”
means
the
interconnection
of
a
distributed
9
generation
facility
with
an
electric
utility
whereby
10
electricity
produced
by
the
facility
and
consumed
on-site
11
offsets
electricity
which
would
otherwise
be
purchased
from
the
12
utility,
and
excess
electricity
is
transferred
to
the
utility’s
13
electrical
grid.
14
2.
Notwithstanding
section
476.44
or
any
other
provision
of
15
law
to
the
contrary,
the
board
shall
establish
a
net
metering
16
program
applicable
to
rate-regulated
electric
utilities.
17
The
objective
of
the
program
shall
be
to
facilitate
the
18
interconnection
of
distributed
generation
facilities
with
19
rate-regulated
electric
utilities
pursuant
to
a
streamlined
and
20
expedited
process.
21
3.
a.
The
board
shall
utilize
existing
standard
offer
22
contract
forms
to
facilitate
interconnection
between
a
utility
23
and
a
distributed
generation
facility.
The
standard
offer
24
contracts
shall
continue
in
effect
for
a
twenty-year
period,
25
subject
to
termination
provisions
for
failure
to
perform,
to
26
be
established
by
the
board
by
rule.
The
board
shall
ensure
27
that
the
contracts
are
calculated
at
reasonable
and
competitive
28
rates
determined
by
the
board
and
sufficient
to
facilitate
29
distributed
generation
facility
financing.
The
forms
shall
be
30
made
available
for
utilization
by
July
1,
2014.
31
b.
The
contracts
shall
be
made
available
to
any
distributed
32
generation
facility
with
up
to
twenty
megawatts
of
nameplate
33
generating
capacity
which
seeks
to
enter
into
a
net
metering
34
agreement
with
a
utility,
and
which
meets
the
requirements
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of
section
476C.1,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“a”
,
and
section
1
476C.1,
subsection
6,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(1)
through
2
(3)
and
subparagraphs
(6)
and
(7),
with
regard
to
fifty-one
3
percent
ownership
in
the
facility
being
comprised
of
one
or
4
more
of
the
individuals
or
entities
identified
pursuant
to
5
those
subparagraphs.
6
c.
The
standard
offer
contracts
shall
not
contain
any
7
provision
or
impose
any
requirement
which
could
create
8
or
constitute
an
unreasonable
barrier
to
or
burden
on
the
9
development
of
net
metering
in
this
state.
10
4.
A
distributed
generation
facility
seeking
to
11
interconnect
with
an
electric
utility
pursuant
to
a
net
12
metering
agreement
shall
submit
an
application
to
be
developed
13
by
the
board.
The
board
shall
establish
an
expedited
approval
14
process
and
program
requirements
by
rule.
The
board
shall
15
not
place
limits
on
the
aggregate
capacity
of
net-metered
16
systems
as
a
percentage
of
the
utility’s
peak
demand
and
shall
17
allow
indefinite
net
excess
generation
carryover
at
the
rates
18
established
pursuant
to
subsection
3.
The
board
shall
not
19
impose
special
fees
applicable
specifically
to
net
metering.
20
The
board
shall
evaluate
the
merits
and
feasibility
of
21
providing
for
third-party
ownership
of
distributed
generation
22
facilities
and
meter
aggregation.
23
5.
A
rate-regulated
electric
utility
shall
be
purchasing
a
24
minimum
of
five
percent
of
the
utility’s
required
electrical
25
output
from
distributed
generation
facilities
pursuant
to
net
26
metering
agreements
by
July
1,
2019.
A
rate-regulated
electric
27
utility
participating
in
net
metering
pursuant
to
this
section
28
shall
submit
annual
filings
during
the
five-year
interval
29
following
establishment
of
the
net
metering
program
pursuant
to
30
this
section
demonstrating
progress
toward
attainment
of
this
31
requirement.
32
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
33
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
establishes
a
net
metering
program
applicable
to
3
rate-regulated
electric
utilities.
The
bill
provides
that
the
4
objective
of
the
program
is
to
facilitate
the
interconnection
5
of
distributed
generation
facilities
with
rate-regulated
6
electric
utilities
pursuant
to
a
streamlined
and
expedited
7
process.
8
The
bill
defines
“distributed
generation
facility”
to
mean
9
a
biomass
conversion
facility,
a
solar
energy
conversion
10
facility,
or
a
wind
energy
conversion
facility
as
those
11
terms
are
defined
in
Code
section
476C.1.
The
bill
defines
12
“net
metering”
to
mean
the
interconnection
of
a
distributed
13
generation
facility
with
an
electric
utility
whereby
14
electricity
produced
by
the
facility
and
consumed
on-site
15
offsets
electricity
which
would
otherwise
be
purchased
from
the
16
utility,
and
excess
electricity
is
transferred
to
the
utility’s
17
electrical
grid.
18
The
bill
provides
that
the
utilities
board
shall
utilize
19
existing
standard
offer
contract
forms
to
facilitate
20
interconnection
between
a
rate-regulated
electric
utility
and
a
21
distributed
generation
facility,
which
would
continue
in
effect
22
for
20
years
and
be
calculated
at
reasonable
and
competitive
23
rates.
Any
distributed
generation
facility,
as
defined
in
the
24
bill,
of
up
to
20
megawatts
of
nameplate
generating
capacity
25
would
be
eligible
for
interconnection,
provided
the
facility
26
met
ownership
requirements
contained
in
specified
provisions
27
of
Code
section
476C.1.
The
contract
forms
shall
not
contain
28
any
provision
or
impose
any
requirement
which
could
create
29
or
constitute
an
unreasonable
barrier
to
or
burden
on
the
30
development
of
net
metering
in
Iowa.
31
The
bill
provides
that
a
distributed
generation
facility
32
seeking
to
interconnect
with
an
electric
utility
shall
submit
33
an
application
to
be
developed
by
the
board,
and
that
the
board
34
shall
establish
an
expedited
screening
and
approval
process
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and
program
requirements
by
rule.
The
bill
specifies
that
1
the
board
shall
not
place
limits
on
the
aggregate
capacity
2
of
net-metered
systems
as
a
percentage
of
the
utility’s
peak
3
demand,
shall
allow
indefinite
net
excess
generation
carryover,
4
shall
not
impose
special
fees
applicable
specifically
to
net
5
metering,
and
shall
evaluate
the
merits
and
feasibility
of
6
providing
for
third-party
ownership
and
meter
aggregation.
7
The
bill
requires
rate-regulated
electric
utilities
to
be
8
purchasing
a
minimum
of
5
percent
of
their
required
electrical
9
output
pursuant
to
net
metering
agreements
by
July
1,
2019.
10
The
utilities
must
submit
annual
filings
during
the
five-year
11
interval
following
establishment
of
the
net
metering
program
12
demonstrating
progress
toward
attainment
of
this
requirement.
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