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FL S1328

Bill

Status

Failed

3/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Thad Altman

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Counties and municipalities are prohibited from regulating local renewable energy devices (up to 2 megawatts) more strictly than the Florida Building Code requires, and municipalities cannot mandate connection to a specific electric utility service

  • Creates "local renewable energy supplier" classification for generators selling renewable energy to end users on the same or contiguous property, exempting them from public utility regulations

  • Allows local renewable energy suppliers to interconnect with electric utilities and participate in net metering, with excess energy credits accumulating for 12 months before utilities must pay avoided cost rates for unused credits

  • Prohibits electric utilities from imposing new or additional fees on net metering customers unless those fees are also imposed on all other customers in the same class

  • Homeowners' associations and property owners' associations cannot enforce covenants restricting renewable energy devices more strictly than the Florida Building Code, effective July 1, 2016

  • Provides that the Legislature and state agencies are not required to enact or enforce carbon emission regulations if the Attorney General determines the federal mandate conflicts with the Tenth Amendment

Legislative Description

Energy Policy

Last Action

Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities

3/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities1/11/2016

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