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STATE OF WYOMING
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0111
Net metering revisions.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Case and Driskill and
Representative(s) Larsen, L
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to net metering; revising how net metering
2 compensation applies to new small customer‑generators;
3 authorizing the public service commission to authorize a
4 different system of compensation for excess energy
5 production if service is being subsidized by other
6 customers; clarifying how net metering compensation applies
7 to existing small customer-generators; providing
8 definitions; making conforming amendments; requiring
9 rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
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13W.S. 37-16-105 is created to read:
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4 (a) Electric utilities shall compensate new small
5 customer-generators in accordance with subsections (b) and
6 (c) of this section.
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8 (b) The public service commission shall establish an
9 appropriate compensation system to regulate the rates,
10 terms and conditions applied to new small
11 customer-generators by electric utilities for electricity
12 produced by new small customer-generators. The compensation
13 system shall provide for just and reasonable rates, terms
14 and conditions.
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16 (c) Any cooperative electric utility that is exempt
17 from retail rate regulation by the public service
18 commission under chapter 17, title 37 of the Wyoming
19 statutes shall not be subject to subsection (b) of this
20 section and the board of directors of a cooperative
21 electric utility shall, not later than January 1, 2026,
22 adopt rates, terms and conditions to compensate new small
23 customer-generators and shall: 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05493SF0111
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2 (i) Give written notice to all of its member
3 owners, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the
4 effective date of the cooperative's initial rates, terms
5 and conditions regarding compensation of new small
6 customer-generators and of the effective date of any
7 subsequent change to the rates, terms and conditions,
8 including procedures for the cooperative's member owners to
9 comment on proposed rates;
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11 (ii) Rates, terms and conditions adopted by a
12 cooperative electric utility in accordance with this
13 subsection shall be filed with the commission; and
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15 (iii) Be subject to the complaint, investigation
16 and resolution process pursuant to W.S. 37-17-104(d) and
17 (e) regarding the rates, terms and conditions adopted by
18 the board to compensate new small customer-generators.
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20W.S. 37-16-101(a)(ii), (vii),
21 (viii)(intro), by creating new paragraphs (ix) and (x) and
22 (b), 37-16-102(a)(i) through (iii), 37-16-103(a)(intro),
23 (ii), (ii), (b) and 37-16-104 are amended to read: 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05494SF0111
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4 (a) As used in this chapter unless the context or a
5 specific article otherwise requires:
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8 a net metering system;
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10 (vii) "Net metering" means measuring the
11 difference between the electricity supplied by an electric
12 utility and the electricity generated by a
13 customer-generator that is fed back to the electric utility
14 over the applicable billing period;
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16 (viii) "Net metering system"
17 means a facility for the
18 production of electrical energy that:
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18 (b) A person acting as a customer-generator
19 under this act shall not be considered a "public utility"
20 as defined by W.S. 37-1-101.
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23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05496SF01111 (a) An electric utility:
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3 (i) Shall offer to make available to each of its
4 eligible customer-generators
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6 registering the flow of electricity in two (2) directions;
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8 (ii) May, at its own expense and with the
9 install one (1)
10 or more additional meters to monitor the flow of
11 electricity in each direction;
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13 (iii) Except as otherwise provided in this
14hall not charge
15 customer-generator any fee or charge that would increase
16 the customer-generator's minimum monthly
17 charge to an amount greater than that of other customers of
18 the electric utility in the same rate class as the
19 customer-generator.
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22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05497SF01111 (a) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter,
2 the net energy measurement
3 shall be calculated in the following
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6 (ii) If the electricity supplied by the electric
7 utility exceeds the electricity generated by the
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10 appropriate customer charges for that month, in accordance
11 with W.S. 37-16-102;
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13 (iii) If the electricity supplied by the
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15 the electric utility, the customer-generator
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17 kilowatt-hours generated during the month with the
18 kilowatt-hour credit or compensation appearing on the bill
19 for the following month for all metered locations of
20 customer-generators supplied by the electric
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3 kilowatt-hour credit accumulated during the previous year
4 shall be sold to the electric utility, at the electric
5 utility's filed avoided cost.
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9 (a) A net metering system
10 used by a customer-generator shall
11 meet all applicable safety and performance standards
12 established by the national electrical code, the institute
13 of electrical and electronics engineers and underwriters
14 laboratories.
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16 (b) The customer-generator shall at its expense
17 provide lockable, switching equipment capable of isolating
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20 shall be approved by the electric utility and shall be
21 accessible by the electric utility at all times.
22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05499SF01111 (c) The electric utility shall not be liable directly
2 or indirectly for permitting or continuing to allow an
3 attachment of a
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5 customer-generator that cause loss or injury, including
6 death, to any third party.
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8 (d) The customer-generator is responsible for
9 all costs associated with its facility and is also
10 responsible for all costs related to any modifications to
11 the facility that may be required by the electric utility
12 for safety and reliability.
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14 (e) The commission, after appropriate notice and
15 opportunity for comment, may adopt by regulation additional
16 control and testing requirements for
17 customer-generators that the commission determines are
18 necessary safety and
19 reliability.
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21The public service commission of Wyoming
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2 necessary to implement the system as provided in W.S.
3 37-16-105(b) not later than December 31, 2025. Any
4 cooperative electric utility that is exempt from retail
5 rate regulation by the public service commission under
6 chapter 17, title 37 of the Wyoming statutes shall adopt
7 rates, terms and conditions to compensate small
8 customer-generators as provided in W.S. 37-16-105(c) not
9 later than January 1, 2026.
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11. This act is effective immediately upon
12 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
13 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
14 Constitution.
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