SB 594 Summary

• Authorizes eligible customer-generators with multiple meters to aggregate electrical load across properties they own, lease, or rent if the properties are adjacent or contiguous to where the renewable generation facility is located.

• Requires electrical corporations to obtain California Public Utilities Commission approval before allowing load aggregation, determining that aggregation will not increase revenue obligations for non-participating customers by September 30, 2013.

• Prohibits customer-generators who elect to aggregate from receiving net surplus electricity compensation, and requires utilities to retain excess kilowatthours generated beyond the aggregated load.

• Expands fuel cell customer-generator eligibility to aggregate electrical load across multiple meters on adjacent or contiguous properties under the same ownership, leasing, or rental.

• Clarifies that no state reimbursement is required because the bill only creates criminal penalties related to violations of expanded net energy metering provisions.