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NevadaAB45883rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET
AN ACT relating to energy; authorizing the users of a solar-powered affordable housing system to participate in net metering; exempting the owner or operator of a solar-powered affordable housing system from certain provisions of law; requiring the owner or landlord of a qualified multifamily affordable housing property to notify residents and new tenants of certain information relating to a solar-powered affordable housing system; making certain provisions governing public works applicable to contracts for construction work related to certain solar-powered affordable housing systems; establishing requirements for a tariff or contract relating to a solar-powered affordable housing system; revising provisions governing the administration of net metering; revising provisions relating to an expanded solar access program which certain electric utilities are required to offer; revising certain contractual requirements for an agreement for the purchase or lease of a solar-powered affordable housing system; imposing various requirements and restrictions on a contractor who performs work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity on a qualified multifamily affordable housing property; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: HowardMajority Whip Watts (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
BDR 58-228
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Bill Overview
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10 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 1 costs, 5 mixed.
Stronger solar contract protections for residents
The law applies strong solar‑contract protections to homeowners and qualified multifamily housing. If an installer knowingly skips required disclosures or records, purchasers, lessees, or host customers can void the deal and use consumer‑fraud remedies. Starting Oct. 1, 2025, contracts must include customer‑rights notices; work must start within 30 days; and a finance‑dependent contract is not enforceable until you accept the loan and the rescission period ends. If ads or talks were in another language, or you ask before signing, you must get a full translation before you sign. Key protections now clearly cover customer‑generators and host customers in affordable housing systems.
Who qualifies for affordable housing solar
The law sets who can use on‑site solar at affordable apartments. A qualified property has at least five rental units (two for a tribal program) and at least 80% of units under active affordability covenants for lower‑income households. A solar system on these sites can be up to 1 megawatt, with tenant meters no larger than 25 kW each and common‑area power sized up to expected use. Utilities treat these systems as net metering without wiring each unit to the array. Credits are measured in kilowatt‑hours, and both owners and tenant users count as customer‑generators under the law.
Bigger community solar and local jobs
The law lets community solar projects be up to 5 megawatts and include energy storage. Regulators must use open bids, pick sites that boost grid resiliency and community benefits, and add more community projects as participation grows. Each service territory must have at least one utility-scale project and 3–10 community projects. At least 50% of construction workers must be Nevada residents, with training and job opportunities for local workers, and renters and owners can take part. Rules allow host-site compensation and mixes of resources that meet the May 1, 2018 and April 1, 2020 date limits.
Bigger bonds for residential solar contractors
Beginning October 1, 2025, when the Board requires bonding, a contractor doing residential photovoltaic work must secure a performance bond and a payment bond, each at least 50% of the contract amount (or an approved equivalent) before work starts. The surety must be rated A or better. Bonds must be kept for the period the Board sets, and copies must be given to the local building department.
Your rights to generate and net meter
You have the right to generate, store, and export renewable energy at home. You may connect on your side of the meter if you follow safety codes, give written notice to the utility, and label non‑export systems. Utilities must give fair kilowatt‑hour credits, cannot move you to a different rate class or add standby charges or different fees; for systems over 25 kW, they can require meters or upgrades at your cost. If you accept the utility’s offer, you can stay on net metering at the same site for 20 years. If you paid for your system in full, you receive portfolio energy credits for all electricity it generates, and utilities must give customer generation priority in planning.
Lower fixed solar rate for low-income
The Commission sets a fixed, lower solar rate for eligible low-income customers. This rate replaces the normal energy charge and a deferred charge, and it is updated each quarter. The cost of offering this lower rate is spread across all customer classes. The Commission may also cut other charges for participants and can require energy savings when the Nevada Clean Energy Fund supports them.
How tenant solar credits are shared
At least 80% of solar credits must go to tenant meters; credits can be split equally or by unit size. Utilities use a production meter and subtract each tenant’s share of kilowatt‑hours from their billed use. Owners set the split in the first application (with proof the property qualifies) and may update it at least yearly as occupancy or unit size changes. Utilities cannot charge monthly or tenant start fees; they may charge one start fee up to the lesser of $25 per user or $500 per system, and may bill the owner for the second and later occupancy changes. Owners must give 30 days’ notice before install and tell new tenants; if units have their own meters, the owner cannot charge a higher rate than the owner pays; total program capacity is capped at 50 MW statewide.
Tougher rules and bonds for solar contractors
Starting Oct. 1, 2025, residential solar contractors (including at qualified multifamily housing) must pull permits, meet Board rules, and satisfy utility interconnection requirements. They must give owners a written list of all subcontractors and suppliers, a lien notice, and a Board form. The Contractors’ Board can require a bond or cash deposit after certain violations, five valid complaints in 15 days, or when a new contract is later voided by the owner; violators face discipline and possible deceptive‑trade enforcement. If solar construction is paid for in whole or part by government, public‑works contracting rules apply. The law also clarifies that some small on‑site owners/operators are not public utilities, reducing those entities’ regulatory burden.
Utilities must update tariffs by 2025
By December 31, 2025, each utility must file all tariff changes needed to follow this law. The Public Utilities Commission reviews these filings so the new rules can take effect. These updates can change how services are billed and credited.
Affordable housing solar counts as distributed generation
Beginning October 1, 2025, solar systems on qualified affordable housing are included in the definition of a distributed generation system. This lets those systems qualify wherever state rules use that term, like metering and interconnection programs.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
HowardMajority Whip Watts
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/23/2025
Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint)
Yes: 13 • No: 7
House vote • 4/22/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)
Yes: 36 • No: 6
Actions Timeline
Chapter 254.
6/6/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
6/5/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
5/29/2025legislatureSenate Amendment No. 686 concurred in. To enrollment.
5/27/2025HouseIn Assembly.
5/26/2025HouseRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
5/23/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/22/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/21/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/20/2025SenateFrom printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
5/20/2025SenateRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 686.) To printer.
5/19/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/19/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
5/19/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee.
4/29/2025SenateIn Senate.
4/28/2025SenateTo Senate.
4/25/2025HouseFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
4/25/2025HouseTo printer.
4/22/2025HouseRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 6.)
4/22/2025HouseDispensed with reprinting.
4/21/2025HouseRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 321.)
4/21/2025HousePlaced on Second Reading File.
4/21/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
4/21/2025HouseFrom printer. To committee.
3/19/2025HouseRead first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer.
3/17/2025House
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