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Missouri House Bill HB662

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.662
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-1864H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEKEATHLEY.
5+1864H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter386,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoacommunity
88 solarpilotprogram.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter386,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
1111 2knownassection386.875,toreadasfollows:
1212 386.875.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
1313 2 (1)"Billcredit",thecommission-approvedmonetaryvalueofeachkilowatt
1414 3hourofelectricitygeneratedbyacommunitysolarfacilityandallocatedtoa
1515 4subscriber'smonthlybilltooffsetthesubscriber'sretailelectricbill;
1616 5 (2)"Communitysolarfacility",afacilitythat:
1717 6 (a)Generateselectricitybymeansofasolarphotovoltaicdevicewhereby
1818 7subscribersreceiveabillcreditfortheelectricitygeneratedbasedonthesizeofthe
1919 8subscriptions;
2020 9 (b)IslocatedwithinthestateofMissouri;
2121 10 (c)Isconnectedtoanddeliverselectricitytoadistributionsystemoperatedbya
2222 11retailelectricsupplieroperatinginthestateofMissouriandincompliancewith
2323 12requirementsunderthissection;
2424 13 (d)HasanameplatecapacitygreaterthanonehundredACkilowattsandno
2525 14greaterthanfivethousandACkilowatts;
2626 15 (e)Hasatleasttensubscribers;
2727 16 (f)Creditssomeoralloftheelectricitygeneratedfromacommunitysolar
2828 17facilitytothebillsofsubscribers;
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (g)Maybelocatedremotelyfromasubscriber'spremisesandshallnotbe
3131 19requiredtoprovideenergytoanon-siteload;
3232 20 (3)"Communitysolarorganization",anentitythatownsoroperatesoneor
3333 21morecommunitysolarfacilities;
3434 22 (4)"Customer-generator",thesamemeaningassetforthinsection386.890;
3535 23 (5)"Low-incomecustomer",aretailresidentialcustomerofaretailelectric
3636 24supplierwhosehouseholdincomeadjustedforfamilysizedoesnotexceedeithertwo
3737 25hundredpercentofthefederalpovertyleveloreightypercentofthemedianincomeof
3838 26thecountyinwhichthecustomerislocated,whicheverishigher.Ownersormanagers
3939 27ofapartmentbuildingsorrentalunitsthatservelow-incomecustomersmaybe
4040 28consideredlow-incomecustomersiffiftypercentormoreofthetenantsqualifyunder
4141 29thisdefinition.Further,certainentities,organizations,andinstitutionsthatarefocused
4242 30onsocialwelfareandthatservethelow-incomecustomercommunitymayalsoqualify,
4343 31including,butnotlimitedto:homelessshelters,halfwayhouses,soupkitchens,foster
4444 32homes,orphanages,andothersimilarorganizations;
45-33 (6)"Retailelectricsupplier",anelectricalcorporationrateregulatedunder
46-34chapter386thatprovidesretailelectricserviceinthisstate;
45+33 (6)"Retailelectricsupplier",anelectricalcorporationregulatedunderchapter
46+34386thatprovidesretailelectricserviceinthisstate;
4747 35 (7)"Subscriber",aretailcustomerofaretailelectricsupplierwhoownsoneor
4848 36moresubscriptionstoacommunitysolarfacilityinterconnectedwiththecustomer's
4949 37retailelectricsupplier.Thetermincludesaretailcustomerwhoownsaportionofa
5050 38communitysolarfacility.Asubscriber'ssubscriptionsizeshallbeonehundredpercent
5151 39orlessoftheirtwelve-monthrollingaveragekilowatthourusageforanyonesubscriber
5252 40meter;
5353 41 (8)"Subscriberadministrator",anentitythatrecruitsandenrollssubscribers,
5454 42administerssubscriberparticipationincommunitysolarfacilities,andmanagesthe
5555 43subscriptionrelationshipbetweensubscribersandaretailelectricsupplier;
5656 44 (9)"Subscription",acontractbetweenasubscriberandsubscriber
5757 45administratorofacommunitysolarfacilitythatentitlesthesubscribertoabillcredit
5858 46againstthesubscriber'sretailelectricbill;
5959 47 (10)"Unsubscribedenergy",theoutputofacommunitysolarfacility,measured
6060 48inkilowatthours,thatisnotallocatedtosubscribers.
6161 49 2.Eachretailelectricsuppliershallimplementathree-yearcommunitysolar
6262 50pilotprogramtorunduringcalendaryears2026through2028.Retailelectricsuppliers
6363 51shallallowsubscriberadministratorsandownersoroperatorsofcommunitysolar
6464 52facilitiestorecruitcustomersassubscribers,andshallprocesssubscribers'billcredits
6565 53asrequiredbysubdivision(8)ofsubsection3ofthissection.Eachretailelectric
6666 54suppliershallcontinueoperatingitscommunitysolarpilotprogramuntilthetotalsolar
67-HCSHB662 2 55electricitydemandfromsubscribersequalsfivepercentoftheretailelectricsupplier's
67+HB662 2 55electricitydemandfromsubscribersequalsfivepercentoftheretailelectricsupplier's
6868 56electricitysalesforthepreviousyear.
6969 57 3.Communitysolarfacilitiesshallbeoperatedasfollows:
7070 58 (1)Acommunitysolarfacilitymaybebuilt,owned,oroperatedbyathirdparty
7171 59entityundercontractwithanowneroroperatorofacommunitysolarfacilityora
7272 60subscriberadministrator.Asubscriberadministratormaycontracttoadministerbill
7373 61creditstothesubscriber'selectricitybillgeneratedbythesubscriber'sshareofthe
7474 62communitysolarfacility,subjecttotherequirementsofthissection.Asubscriber
7575 63administratorthatprovidesbillcreditstoasubscriberpursuanttothissectionshallnot
7676 64beconsideredanelectricalcorporationorpublicutilityundersection386.020for
7777 65purposesofdeterminingjurisdictionofthecommission;
7878 66 (2)Theowneroroperatorofacommunitysolarfacilitymayserveasa
7979 67subscriberadministratorormaycontractwithathirdpartytoserveasasubscriber
8080 68administratoronbehalfoftheowneroroperator.Nothinginthissectionshallpreventa
8181 69retailelectricsupplierfromowningoroperatingacommunitysolarfacilityorfrom
8282 70actingasasubscriberadministratoraspartofitsowncommunitysolarpilotprogram;
8383 71 (3)Exceptasprovidedundersubdivision(4)ofthissubsection,thepricepaidfor
8484 72asubscriptioninacommunitysolarfacilityshallnotbesubjecttoregulationbythe
8585 73commission;
8686 74 (4)Notlaterthanninemonthsaftertheeffectivedateofthissection,the
8787 75commissionshallestablishthevalueofthebillcreditforeachretailelectricsupplierto
8888 76offseteachsubscriber'sretailelectricbillforeachkilowatthoursubscribedfroma
8989 77communitysolarfacility.Thecommissionshallestablishthebillcreditvalueinsucha
9090 78wayastoallowforthecreation,financing,accessibility,andoperationofcommunity
9191 79solarfacilitiesandtomaximizecustomerparticipationsoastomeetthegoaloffive
9292 80percentofelectricitysalesperyearasrequiredbysubsection2ofthissection.The
9393 81commissionshallestablishanadditionalbillcreditvalueforsubscriberswhoarelow-
9494 82incomecustomersinsuchawayastoensurethatlow-incomesubscriberssavemoneyon
9595 83theirretailelectricbills;
9696 84 (5)Aretailelectricsuppliershallallowforthetransferabilityandportabilityof
9797 85subscriptions,includingallowingasubscribertoretainasubscriptiontoacommunity
9898 86solarfacilityifthesubscriberrelocateswithinthesameretailelectricsupplier'sservice
9999 87territory;
100100 88 (6)Onamonthlybasis,asubscriberadministratorshallupdatethesubscriber
101101 89administrator'slistofsubscribersandprovideallofthefollowinginformationabout
102102 90eachsubscribertotheretailelectricsupplierinastandardizedelectronicformat
103103 91approvedbythecommissionforthepurposeofbillcredittosubscribers:
104-HCSHB662 3 92 (a)Thename,address,accountnumber,andmeternumber;
104+HB662 3 92 (a)Thename,address,accountnumber,andmeternumber;
105105 93 (b)Thekilowatthoursofelectricitygenerationattributabletoeachsubscriber;
106106 94 (c)Ifasubscriberadministratorisusingtheretailelectricsupplier'sbilling
107107 95methodstocollectsubscriptionfees,thesubscriptionfeeforthemonthowedbyeach
108108 96subscribertothesubscriberadministrator;
109109 97 (7)Asubscriberadministratororthirdpartyowningoroperatingacommunity
110110 98solarfacilityshallnotbeconsideredaretailelectricsupplieroranelectricgeneration
111111 99providersolelyasaresultofinvolvementwithacommunitysolarfacility;
112112 100 (8)Dutiesofretailelectricsuppliersshallincludethefollowing:
113113 101 (a)Onamonthlybasis,aretailelectricsuppliershallprovidetoasubscriber
114114 102administratorareportinastandardizedelectronicformatindicatingthetotalvalueof
115115 103thebillcreditgeneratedbythecommunitysolarfacilityinthepriormonthandthe
116116 104amountofthebillcreditappliedtoeachsubscriber;
117117 105 (b)Aretailelectricsuppliershallprovideabillcredittoasubscriber'snext
118118 106monthlyelectricbillfortheproportionaloutputofacommunitysolarfacility
119119 107attributabletothesubscriberinthesamemannerasifthesolarfacilitywerelocated
120120 108onthecustomer'sproperty;
121121 109 (c)Ifrequestedbyasubscriberadministrator,aretailelectricsuppliershall
122122 110includeasubscriber'ssubscriptionfeeonthemonthlybillandforwardthecollected
123123 111subscriptionfeestothesubscriberadministratoronamonthlybasis;
124124 112 (d)NotlaterthanAugust28,2026,aretailelectricsuppliershallmakeavailable
125125 113andupdate,inacommerciallyreasonablemanner,asystemmapshowingtheloadingof
126126 114thedistributionsystemandindicatingwhereintheserviceareathedistributionsystem
127127 115couldaccommodatenewsolargeneration;
128128 116 (9)Compensationforretailelectricsuppliersshallbeasfollows:
129129 117 (a)Asubscriberadministratorshallcompensatearetailelectricsupplierforthe
130130 118retailelectricsupplier'sreasonabledirectcostsofinterconnectionofacommunitysolar
131131 119facility.Suchcompensationshallbeintheformofaone-timepaymentupon
132132 120interconnection;
133133 121 (b)Aretailelectricsuppliershallbeentitledtorecoveritsreasonabledirectcosts
134134 122ofcomplyingwiththerequirementsofthissectionandenablingacommunitysolar
135135 123facilitywithinitsserviceterritoryincluding,butnotlimitedto:addedbillingcostsand
136136 124addedcostsofnetmeteringandinterconnectionforcommunitysolarfacilities.Such
137137 125reasonabledirectcostsshallbeintheformofanannualfeeinvoicedtothesubscriber
138138 126administratorbasedonthetotalfinalsystemsizeofthecommunitysolarfacility;
139139 127 (10)Eachcommunitysolarfacilityshallbesubscribedwithatleasttenpercent
140140 128low-incomecustomersandtwentypercentresidentialcustomers;
141-HCSHB662 4 129 (11)Aretailelectricsuppliershallpurchaseunsubscribedenergyfroma
141+HB662 4 129 (11)Aretailelectricsuppliershallpurchaseunsubscribedenergyfroma
142142 130communitysolarfacilityattheretailelectricsupplier'savoidedcostasapprovedbythe
143143 131commission.NolaterthanninemonthsafterAugust28,2025,thecommissionshall
144144 132promulgaterulestoimplementtheprovisionsofthissectionregardingthepurchaseof
145145 133unsubscribedenergy;
146146 134 (12)Noentity,affiliatedentity,orentitiesundercommoncontrolmaydevelop,
147147 135own,oroperatemorethanonecommunitysolarfacilityonthesameparcelor
148148 136contiguousparcelsofland.
149149 137 4.Interconnectionstandardsforcommunitysolarfacilitiesunderonehundred
150150 138kilowattsshallbethesameasthestandardsfornet-meteredcustomerspursuantto
151151 139section386.890.Forsystemslargerthanonehundredkilowatts,thecommissionshall
152152 140developtechnicalandnetmeteringinterconnectionrulesforcustomer-generators
153153 141intendingtooperatecommunitysolarfacilitiesorrenewableonsitegeneratorsin
154154 142parallelwiththeelectricutilitygrid,consistentwithrulesdefinedinotherstateswithin
155155 143theserviceregionoftheregionaltransmissionorganizationthatmanagesthe
156156 144transmissionsysteminanypartofthestate.Indevelopingitsrules,thecommission
157157 145shallconveneastakeholderprocesstodevelopstatewidetechnicalandnetmetering
158158 146rulesforcustomergeneratorswithsystemslargerthanonehundredkilowatts.
159159 147 5.Thecommissionshallpromulgaterulesandregulationstoimplementthe
160160 148provisionsofthissectionwithinninemonthsofAugust28,2025.Anyruleorportionof
161161 149arule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthority
162162 150delegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjectto
163163 151alloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionand
164164 152chapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
165165 153pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
166166 154arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
167167 155andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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