| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1322 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEFOGLE. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1461H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter386,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtocommunitysolar |
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| 8 | 8 | | facilities. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter386,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection386.1050,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 386.1050.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 (1)"Billcredit",thecommission-approvedmonetaryvalueofeachkilowatt- |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3hourofelectricitygeneratedbyacommunitysolarfacilityandallocatedtoa |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4subscriber'smonthlybilltooffsetthesubscriber'sretailelectricbill; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 (2)"Communitysolarfacility",afacilitythat: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 (a)Generateselectricitybymeansofasolarphotovoltaicdevicewhereby |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7subscribersreceiveabillcreditfortheelectricitygeneratedbasedonthesizeofthe |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8subscriptions; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 (b)Islocatedwithinthisstate; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 (c)Isconnectedtoanddeliverselectricitytoadistributionsystemoperatedbya |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11retailelectricsupplieroperatinginthisstateandincompliancewithrequirements |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12underthissection; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 (d)HasanameplatecapacitygreaterthanonehundredACkilowattsandno |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14greaterthanfivethousandACkilowatts; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 (e)Hasatleasttensubscribers; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 (f)Creditssomeoralloftheelectricitygeneratedfromacommunitysolar |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17facilitytothebillsofsubscribers;and |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (g)Maybelocatedremotelyfromasubscriber'spremisesandshallnotbe |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19requiredtoprovideenergytoanon-siteload; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 (3)"Communitysolarorganization",anentitythatownsoroperatesoneor |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21morecommunitysolarfacilities; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 (4)"Customer-generator",thesamemeaningassetforthinsection386.890; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (5)"Low-incomecustomer",aretailresidentialenduserofaretailelectric |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24supplierwhosehouseholdincomeadjustedforfamilysizedoesnotexceedeithertwo |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25hundredpercentofthefederalpovertyleveloreightypercentoftheareamedian |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26income,whicheverishigher.Ownersormanagersofapartmentbuildingsorrental |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27unitsthatservelow-incomecustomersshallbeconsideredlow-incomecustomersiffifty |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28percentormoreofthetenantsqualifyunderthisdefinition.Certainentities, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29organizations,andinstitutionsthatarefocusedonsocialwelfareandthatservethelow- |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30incomecustomercommunitymayalsoqualifyincluding,butnotlimitedto,homeless |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31shelters,halfwayhouses,soupkitchens,fosterhomes,orphanages,andothersimilar |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32organizations; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (6)"Retailelectricsupplier",anymunicipalutility,electricalcorporation |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34regulatedunderchapter386,orruralelectriccooperativeunderchapter394that |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35providesretailelectricserviceinthisstate; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 (7)"Subscriber",aretailcustomerofaretailelectricsupplierwhoownsoneor |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37moresubscriptionstoacommunitysolarfacilityinterconnectedwiththecustomer's |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38retailelectricsupplier."Subscriber"shallincludearetailcustomerwhoownsaportion |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39ofacommunitysolarfacility.Asubscriber'ssubscriptionsizeshallbeonehundred |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40twentypercentorlessofthetwelve-monthrollingaveragekilowatt-hourusageforany |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41onesubscribermeter; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (8)"Subscriberadministrator",anentitythatrecruitsandenrollssubscribers, |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43administerssubscriberparticipationincommunitysolarfacilities,andmanagesthe |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44subscriptionrelationshipbetweensubscribersandaretailelectricsupplier; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45 (9)"Subscription",acontractbetweenasubscriberandsubscriber |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46administratorofacommunitysolarfacilitythatentitlesthesubscribertoabillcredit |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47againstthesubscriber'sretailelectricbill; |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48 (10)"Unsubscribedenergy",theoutputofacommunitysolarfacility,measured |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49inkilowatt-hours,thatisnotallocatedtosubscribers. |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50 2.Eachretailelectricsuppliershallimplementathree-yearcommunitysolar |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51pilotprogramtorunduringcalendaryears2026through2028.Retailelectricsuppliers |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52shallallowsubscriberadministratorsandownersoroperatorsofcommunitysolar |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53facilitiestorecruitcustomersassubscribersandshallprocesssubscribers'billcreditsas |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54requiredbysubdivision(5)ofsubsection3ofthissection.Eachretailelectricsupplier's |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB1322 2 55communitysolarpilotprogramshallachievesubscribershipequaltotwopercentofthe |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56retailelectricsupplier'selectricitysalesforthepreviousyearforeachofthethreeyears |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57ofthepilotprogram. |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58 3.(1)Acommunitysolarfacilityshallbeauthorizedunderthefollowing |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59conditions: |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60 (a)Acommunitysolarfacilitymaybebuilt,owned,oroperatedbyathird-party |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61entityundercontractwithanowneroroperatorofacommunitysolarfacilityora |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62subscriberadministrator.Asubscriberadministratormaycontracttoadministerbill |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63creditstothesubscriber'selectricitybill,generatedbythesubscriber'sshareofthe |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64communitysolarfacility,subjecttotherequirementsofthissection.Asubscriber |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65administratorthatprovidesbillcreditstoasubscriberunderthissectionshallnotbe |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66consideredanelectricalcorporationorpublicutilityundersection386.020forpurposes |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67ofdeterminingjurisdictionofthecommission; |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68 (b)Theowneroroperatorofacommunitysolarfacilitymayserveasa |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69subscriberadministratorormaycontractwithathirdpartytoserveasasubscriber |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70administratoronbehalfoftheowneroroperator.Nothinginthissectionshallpreventa |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71retailelectricsupplierfromowningoroperatingacommunitysolarfacilityorfrom |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72actingasasubscriberadministratoraspartofitsowncommunitysolarpilotprogram; |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 (c)Exceptasprovidedunderparagraph(d)ofthissubdivision,thepricepaid |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74forasubscriptiontoacommunitysolarfacilityshallnotbesubjecttoregulationbythe |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75commission;and |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76 (d)NolaterthanninemonthsafterAugust28,2025,thecommissionshall |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77establishthevalueofthebillcreditforeachretailelectricsuppliertooffseteach |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78subscriber'sretailelectricbillforeachkilowatt-hoursubscribedfromacommunity |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79solarfacility.Thecommissionshallestablishthebillcreditvalueinsuchawayasto |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80allowforthecreation,financing,accessibility,andoperationofcommunitysolar |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81facilitiesandtomaximizecustomerparticipationsoastomeetthegoaloftwopercentof |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82electricitysalesperyearasrequiredbysubsection2ofthissection.Thecommission |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83shallestablishanadditionalbillcreditvalueforsubscriberswhoarelow-income |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84customersinsuchawayastoensurethatlow-incomecustomerssavemoneyontheir |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85retailelectricbills. |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86 (2)Aretailelectricsuppliershallallowforthetransferabilityandportabilityof |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87subscriptions,includingallowingasubscribertoretainasubscriptiontoacommunity |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88solarfacilityifthesubscriberrelocateswithinthesameretailelectricsupplier's |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89territory. |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90 (3)Onamonthlybasis,asubscriberadministratorshallupdatethesubscriber |
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| 103 | 103 | | 91administrator'slistofsubscribersandprovideallofthefollowinginformationabout |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB1322 3 92eachsubscribertotheretailelectricsupplierinastandardizedelectronicformat |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93approvedbythecommissionforthepurposeofbillcredittosubscribers: |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94 (a)Thename,address,accountnumber,andmeternumber; |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95 (b)Thekilowatt-hoursofelectricitygenerationattributabletoeachsubscriber; |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96and |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97 (c)Ifasubscriberadministratorisusingtheretailelectricsupplier'sbilling |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98methodstocollectsubscriptionfees,thesubscriptionfeeforthemonthowedbyeach |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99subscribertothesubscriberadministrator. |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100 (4)Asubscriberadministratororthirdpartyowningoroperatingacommunity |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101solarfacilityshallnotbeconsideredaretailelectricsupplieroranelectricgeneration |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102providersolelyasaresultofinvolvementwithacommunitysolarfacilityasdefinedby |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103thischapter. |
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| 116 | 116 | | 104 (5)Retailelectricsuppliersshallhavethefollowingduties: |
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| 117 | 117 | | 105 (a)Onamonthlybasis,aretailelectricsuppliershallprovidetoasubscriber |
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| 118 | 118 | | 106administratorareportinastandardizedelectronicformatindicatingthetotalvalueof |
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| 119 | 119 | | 107thebillcreditgeneratedbythecommunitysolarfacilityinthepriormonthandthe |
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| 120 | 120 | | 108amountofthebillcreditappliedtoeachsubscriber; |
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| 121 | 121 | | 109 (b)Aretailelectricsuppliershallprovideabillcredittoasubscriber'snext |
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| 122 | 122 | | 110monthlyelectricbillfortheproportionaloutputofacommunitysolarfacility |
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| 123 | 123 | | 111attributabletothesubscriberinthesamemannerasifthesolarfacilitywerelocated |
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| 124 | 124 | | 112onthecustomer'sproperty; |
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| 125 | 125 | | 113 (c)Ifrequestedbyasubscriberadministrator,aretailelectricsuppliershall |
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| 126 | 126 | | 114includeasubscriber'ssubscriptionfeeonthemonthlybillandforwardthecollected |
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| 127 | 127 | | 115subscriptionfeestothesubscriberadministratoronamonthlybasis;and |
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| 128 | 128 | | 116 (d)Nolaterthanoneyearaftertheeffectivedateofthissection,aretailelectric |
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| 129 | 129 | | 117suppliershallmakeavailableandupdate,inacommerciallyreasonablemanner,a |
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| 130 | 130 | | 118systemmapshowingtheloadingofthedistributionsystemandindicatingwhereinthe |
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| 131 | 131 | | 119serviceterritorythedistributionsystemcouldaccommodatenewsolargeneration. |
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| 132 | 132 | | 120 (6)Retailelectricsuppliersshallbecompensatedinthefollowingmanner: |
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| 133 | 133 | | 121 (a)Asubscriberadministratorshallcompensatearetailelectricsupplierforthe |
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| 134 | 134 | | 122retailelectricsupplier'sreasonabledirectcostsofinterconnectionofacommunitysolar |
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| 135 | 135 | | 123facility.Suchcompensationshallbeintheformofaone-timepaymentupon |
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| 136 | 136 | | 124interconnection;and |
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| 137 | 137 | | 125 (b)Aretailelectricsuppliershallbeentitledtorecoveritsreasonabledirectcosts |
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| 138 | 138 | | 126ofcomplyingwiththerequirementsofthissectionandenablingacommunitysolar |
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| 139 | 139 | | 127facilitywithinitsserviceterritoryincluding,butnotlimitedto,addedbillingcostsand |
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| 140 | 140 | | 128addedcostsofnetmeteringandinterconnectionforcommunitysolarfacilities.These |
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| 141 | 141 | | HB1322 4 129reasonabledirectcostsshallbeintheformofanannualfeeinvoicedtothesubscriber |
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| 142 | 142 | | 130administratorbasedonthetotalfinalsystemsizeofthecommunitysolarfacility. |
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| 143 | 143 | | 131 (7)Eachcommunitysolarfacilityshallbesubscribedwithatleasttenpercent |
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| 144 | 144 | | 132low-incomecustomersandtwentypercentresidentialcustomers. |
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| 145 | 145 | | 133 (8)Aretailelectricsuppliershallpurchaseunsubscribedenergyfroma |
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| 146 | 146 | | 134communitysolarfacilityattheretailelectricsupplier'savoidedcostasapprovedbythe |
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| 147 | 147 | | 135commission.NolaterthanninemonthsafterAugust28,2025,thecommissionshall |
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| 148 | 148 | | 136establishregulationsnecessarytoeffectuatethissectionregardingthepurchaseof |
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| 149 | 149 | | 137unsubscribedenergy. |
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| 150 | 150 | | 138 (9)Noentity,affiliatedentity,orentitiesundercommoncontrolshalldevelop, |
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| 151 | 151 | | 139own,oroperatemorethanonecommunitysolarfacilityonthesameparcelor |
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| 152 | 152 | | 140contiguousparcelsofland. |
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| 153 | 153 | | 141 4.Interconnectionstandardsforcommunitysolarfacilitiesunderonehundred |
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| 154 | 154 | | 142kilowattsshallbethesameasthoseforcustomer-generatorsundersection386.890.For |
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| 155 | 155 | | 143systemslargerthanonehundredkilowatts,thecommissionshalldeveloptechnicaland |
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| 156 | 156 | | 144netmeteringinterconnectionrulesforcustomer-generatorsintendingtooperate |
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| 157 | 157 | | 145communitysolarfacilitiesorrenewableon-sitegeneratorsinparallelwiththeelectric |
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| 158 | 158 | | 146utilitygrid,consistentwithrulesdefinedinotherstateswithintheserviceregionofthe |
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| 159 | 159 | | 147regionaltransmissionorganizationthatmanagesthetransmissionsysteminanypartof |
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| 160 | 160 | | 148thisstate.Indevelopingitsrules,thecommissionshallconveneastakeholderprocessto |
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| 161 | 161 | | 149developstatewidetechnicalandnetmeteringrulesforcustomergeneratorswithsystems |
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| 162 | 162 | | 150largerthanonehundredkilowatts. |
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| 163 | 163 | | 151 5.Thecommissionshallpromulgaterulesandregulationstoimplementthe |
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| 164 | 164 | | 152provisionsofthissectionwithinninemonthsofAugust28,2025.Anyruleorportionof |
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| 165 | 165 | | 153arule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthority |
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| 166 | 166 | | 154delegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjectto |
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| 167 | 167 | | 155alloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionand |
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| 168 | 168 | | 156chapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly |
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| 169 | 169 | | 157pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul |
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| 170 | 170 | | 158arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority |
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| 171 | 171 | | 159andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid. |
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| 172 | 172 | | âś” |
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| 173 | 173 | | HB1322 5 |
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