2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 167

CHAPTER NUMBER: 121 File Code: Utility Regulation
Sponsored By:
Senators Teitelbaum, Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Gladden, and Exum
Entitled:
Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity

Synopsis:

Allowing customer-generators that own and operate solar, wind, or biomass electric generating facilities and use net energy metering, to accrue electricity generating credit for 12 months; altering a specified definition; requiring an electric company to carry forward a negative kilowatt-hour reading until the customer-generator's consumption from the grid eliminates the credit or the accrual period expires; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/20
First Reading Finance
1/25
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
House Action
3/10
First Reading Economic Matters
3/15
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/25
Signed by the Governor Chapter 121

Sponsored by:

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ENERGY MATTERS -see also- FUEL; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SOLAR ENERGY
UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Bill affects the following Statute:

Public Utility Companies
( 7-306 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 507878/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 7, 2006   at: 10:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)