HB940--NETMETERING
SPONSOR: Knight
Thisbillmodifiesthedefinitionsof"customer-generator"and"net
metering"forthepurposesoftheNetMeteringandEasyConnection
Act.ThebillalsoclarifiesthePublicServiceCommissionorthe
governingbodyofanelectriccooperativeoramunicipalutility
aretooffernetmeteringtocustomerswhogeneratetheirown
electricityatratesidenticalincertainwaystoratesifthe
customerdidnotgenerateelectricity. Inthealternative,the
ratesmaybereasonablycalculatedtorecovertheportionofthe
electricsupplier'sfixedanddemandcoststhatarenoteliminated
bythecustomer'soperationofanelectricenergygenerationunit.
Thebillalsorequiresthatanelectricenergygenerationunitmust
notonlymeetallapplicablesafetyandperformancestandards,it
mustbeinstalledandmaintainedinaccordancewiththestandards.
Allgenerationunitsusingbatterybackupmustoperatecompletely
isolatedfromthesupplier'ssystem.
Currently,acustomermustprovideasupplierwithacertification
ofproperinstallationfromaqualifiedprofessionalelectricianor
engineerbeforeconnectingtothesupplier'ssystem.Thisbill
requiresthesuppliertoapprovetheelectricianorengineer. In
theeventthattheelectricianorengineerisnotlicensed,the
suppliermayrequireabondorotherformorsurety.
Anypersonwhoisnotaretailelectricsupplierthatsellsan
electricenergygenerationunitorprovidesnetmeteringservice
mustprovideaprospectiveorexistingcustomer-generatoratleast
fivebusinessdaystoevaluateaproposaltoconstructanelectric
energygenerationunit,whichmustincludecertaininformationas
specifiedinthebill;performanenergyefficiencyauditonthe
premisestobeservedbytheunitandinformtheprospectiveor
existingcustomer-generatorofavailableenergyefficiencymeasures
toaddresstheresultsoftheaudit;anddemonstratetothe
customer-generatorthatthepersonsellingtheunitorproviding
theservicemeetscertainrequirements. Anyviolationmaybe
enforcedbytheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneralundertheMissouri
MerchandisingPracticesAct.
ThisbillisthesameasSB467(2025),HB991(2024),andHB1854
(2024).