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KansasHB 21492025–2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size.
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Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Stronger rules for home solar sales
Beginning July 1, 2025, solar and other distributed energy retailers must register with the Kansas Secretary of State. The Attorney General will publish a standard disclosure form by July 1, 2025. Before you sign, the retailer must give you a clear disclosure (at least 10-point font) that shows system details, the total cost in bold, guarantees, who gets tax credits/RECs, permits and interconnection steps, and any fees. Recurring payments must pause if permission to operate is not received within 90 days; the disclosure also addresses proof of permits and permission to operate within 30 days of installation completion. You must sign the disclosure at least one calendar day after the contract date. Breaking these rules can trigger civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, and contracts made without the required disclosure are void.
Temporary limit for high voltage sites
Starting July 1, 2025, if a new or expanded facility takes service at 34.5 kV or higher, the utility does not have to offer parallel generation service. The extra demand from that site does not count toward peak-demand export limits. This rule ends July 1, 2026.
Interconnection timelines, fees, and equipment
Your utility must confirm receipt of your interconnection application within 30 days and approve or deny it within 90 days unless studies are needed. Utilities may charge a fair, nonrefundable application fee, study costs, and upgrade costs. If your system meets listed safety standards, the utility may require an accessible disconnect but cannot add extra tests or extra insurance. You must tell the utility within 30 days if the project is canceled or shut down; if repairs take more than six months, the utility may cancel and keep paid fees. You can repair or replace approved equipment without reapplying if you do not increase export capacity, but you must notify the utility and may need a witness test. If you use an export‑limiting device, you must own and maintain it; if it fails to limit exports for more than 15 minutes, you must stop until it is fixed. The utility cannot ban a brand if the maker approves it for your system.
What you are paid for exports
The utility must pay at least 100% of its monthly system average cost per kWh for energy you send to the grid. If your renewable system is 200 kW or less, pay is at least 150% of the monthly system average cost and at least 100% of monthly avoided cost. A utility may use market prices (locational marginal price) or a monthly average to set pay, but it must pay at least once a year, cannot invoice you for exports, and must disclose the price and your exported energy on request. That market-price option ends July 1, 2030. The utility must also tell you the exact formula it uses to calculate pay, and it must credit or pay you at least annually or sooner when you are owed $25 or more. If you apply to add a system, you may choose to stay on your normal retail rate class.
Who can connect and how many
Utilities must offer parallel generation contracts when systems fit these sizes: homes up to 25 kW, businesses up to 200 kW, and schools or community colleges up to 1.5 MW. Systems must be sized to expected load, and commercial irrigation is limited to 10 pumps. Each utility must accept customer generation up to 6% of its historic peak demand starting July 1, 2025, rising to 7% on July 1, 2026, and 8% on July 1, 2027 and after. A utility may still limit projects if lines are full and does not have to buy more than 4% of its peak power needs. If a utility is under the state commission, it follows its filed interconnection rules or current FERC rules; others follow current FERC rules. On request, a utility must give retailers interconnection documents and at least five years of monthly historic compensation data. The law also repeals K.S.A. 66-1,184 and 66-1268.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 122 Nay: 0
Yes: 122 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 123 Nay: 0
Yes: 123 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
4/10/2025HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
4/10/2025HouseApproved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
4/10/2025HouseConcurred with amendments; Yea: 122 Nay: 0
3/24/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/20/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/20/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
3/20/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Utilities
3/18/2025SenateEngrossed on Friday, March 14, 2025
3/17/2025HouseHearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 548-S
3/17/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
3/13/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carmichael
3/13/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carmichael was adopted
3/13/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
3/13/2025HouseEmergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
3/13/2025HouseReceived and Introduced
3/13/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Utilities
3/13/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
3/12/2025HouseHearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 582-N
3/6/2025HouseWithdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Rereferred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
2/20/2025HouseWithdrawn from Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications; Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2/17/2025HouseIntroduced
1/29/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
1/29/2025House
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee of the Whole
As Amended by Senate Committee
As introduced
Enrolled - Law effective May 1, 2025
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