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AR SB592
Bill
Status
4/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
David Johnson
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AI Summary
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Adds "community net-metering facility" definition for facilities owned by or serving two or more net-metering customers residing in a single community served by one electric utility.
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Redefines net-metering facility capacity limits from fixed kilowatt amounts (25 kW residential, 300 kW other) to 120% of the net-metering customer's electricity requirements.
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Requires electric utilities to allow both individual net-metering facilities and community net-metering facilities to be interconnected using standard meters capable of bidirectional electricity flow.
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Authorizes the Arkansas Public Service Commission to increase peak limits for individual or community net-metering facilities if doing so provides distribution system, environmental, or public policy benefits.
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Clarifies that a "community" must be within a city of the first class, second class, or unincorporated town, within a single utility's service territory and load zone, and recognized by residents as a unique community of interests.
Legislative Description
To Amend The Laws Concerning Net Metering; And To Allow Community Net Metering.
Last Action
Sine Die adjournment
4/22/2015