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119-hr-5464119th CongressWALLET

Net Metering Protection Act

Sponsored By: Representative Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]

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Summary

Protects state authority to implement the PURPA net metering standard. This bill would bar any congressionally established commission, board, or similar entity from prohibiting or obstructing a State regulatory authority or a nonregulated electric utility from adopting or enforcing the net metering service standard in PURPA section 111(d)(11).

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  • State regulators: They would be able to adopt and enforce the PURPA net metering service standard when they determine it appropriate, without being blocked by congressionally created bodies.
  • Nonregulated electric utilities: These utilities could implement and enforce the same net metering standard when they deem it appropriate.
  • Congress-created commissions and boards: Those entities would be prohibited from interfering with state regulators or nonregulated utilities acting on the PURPA net metering standard.
  • Legal clarity: The bill ties the key terms to PURPA section 3 definitions for “nonregulated electric utility” and “State regulatory authority.”

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Protects state net metering for solar homes and small businesses

This bill would stop any commission, board, or other entity created by Congress from blocking state or certain local utilities that choose to use the net metering standard in federal law. If your state or utility adopts that standard, you could send extra power from rooftop solar to the grid and get bill credits. It would apply even if another law would otherwise prevent the state or utility from doing so. This only helps where the state regulator or nonregulated utility decides it is appropriate to adopt the standard.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]

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Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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