EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 440
C5, M5 2lr0750
CF SB 110
By: Delegate Clippinger
Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2022
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Electricity – Community Solar Energy Generating Systems – Generating 2
Capacity 3
FOR the purpose of altering the maximum generating capacity of a community solar energy 4
generating system; and generally relating to community solar energy generating 5
systems. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Public Utilities 8
Section 7–306.2(a)(1) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Public Utilities 13
Section 7–306.2(a)(3) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Public Utilities 19
7–306.2. 20
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
(3) “Community solar energy generating system” means a solar energy 22
system that: 23
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(i) is connected to the electric distribution grid serving the State; 1
(ii) is located in the same electric service territory as its subscribers; 2
(iii) is attached to the electric meter of a subscriber or is a separate 3
facility with its own electric meter; 4
(iv) credits its generated electricity, or the value of its generated 5
electricity, to the bills of the subscribers to that system through virtual net energy 6
metering; 7
(v) has at least two subscribers but no limit to the maximum number 8
of subscribers; 9
(vi) does not have subscriptions larger than 200 kilowatt s 10
constituting more than 60% of its subscriptions; 11
(vii) has a generating capacity that does not exceed [2] 5 megawatts 12
as measured by the alternating current rating of the system’s inverter; and 13
(viii) may be owned by any person. 14
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
October 1, 2022. 16