Title 69, Title 69

(1) Rates established pursuant to Title 69, chapter 3, part 3, may not allow for the recovery of any portion of a civil judgment in a lawsuit arising out of litigation brought by the shareholders of a predecessor in interest against: (a) the predecessor in interest; (b) the offic…

(1) A local governing body shall establish the price for electricity supply service offered by a cooperative utility. (2) Except as otherwise provided in the universal system benefits program pursuant to 69-8-402, a cooperative utility is exempt from the provisions and requiremen…

Utilities shall maintain standards of safety and reliability of the electric delivery system and existing customer service requirements.

(1) Universal system benefits programs are established for the state of Montana to ensure continued funding of and new expenditures for energy conservation, renewable resource projects and applications, and low-income energy assistance. (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1…

In addition to promulgating rules expressly provided for in this chapter, the commission may promulgate any other rules necessary to carry out the provision of this chapter.

(1) Nonutility generators and electricity suppliers must have open, fair, and nondiscriminatory access to a public utility's transmission and distribution facilities according to federal energy regulatory commission rules and regulations for purposes of serving those customers id…

(1) If, pursuant to 69-8-402(2)(g) or (5)(d), there is any positive difference between credits and the annual funding requirement, the department of revenue shall establish one or both of the following funds: (a) a fund to provide for universal system benefits programs other than…

(1) The department of revenue shall adopt rules on or before September 1, 1999, specifying acceptable universal system benefits programs credits and expenditures and adopting procedures for challenged credits. (2) Rules adopted pursuant to this part must be adopted in accordance …

(1) (a) All annual reports required pursuant to 69-8-402(8) and (10) must be filed with the department of revenue on March 1 of each year. (b) Except as provided in subsection (1)(c), a utility or large customer who fails to file a report in accordance with subsection (1)(a) is s…

(1) A public utility may apply to the commission for approval of an electricity supply resource that: (a) is not yet procured; and (b) is subject to a competitive solicitation process when applicable in accordance with 69-3-1207. (2) Within 45 days of the public utility's submiss…

Generation assets acquired by a public utility pursuant to this chapter: (1) must be used by the public utility to serve and benefit customers within the public utility's Montana service territory; and (2) may not be removed from the rate base unless the commission finds that cus…

(1) A utility may apply to the commission for a determination that certain transition costs may be recovered through the issuance of transition bonds. If transition bonds are issued, cost savings associated with and resulting from the bonds must benefit customers. After the issua…

The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to promote net metering because it: (1) encourages private investment in renewable energy resources; (2) stimulates Montana's economic growth; and (3) enhances the continued diversification of the energy resources used in Mo…

(Temporary) Utility net metering requirements. A utility shall: (1) allow net metering systems to be interconnected using a standard kilowatt-hour meter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two directions, unless the commission determines, after appropriate notice an…

(Temporary) Net energy measurement calculation. Consistent with the other provisions of this part, the net energy measurement must be calculated in the following manner: (1) The utility shall measure the net electricity produced or consumed during the billing period, in accordanc…

(1) A net metering system used by a customer-generator must include, at the customer-generator's own expense, all equipment necessary to meet applicable safety, power quality, and interconnection requirements established by the national electrical code, national electrical safety…

This part does not apply to corporations organized under Title 35, chapter 18.

(1) Before April 1, 2018, a public utility shall: (a) conduct a study of the costs and benefits of customer-generators as defined in 69-8-103; and (b) submit the study to the commission for the purpose of making determinations in accordance with a public utility's general rate ca…

(1) After a study is completed in accordance with 69-8-610 and subject to subsections (2) and (4) of this section, if the commission finds that customer-generators should be served under a separate classification of service as part of a public utility's general rate case, it shal…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), if the commission approves new classifications of service for customer-generators in accordance with 69-8-611, the new classifications apply only to customer-generators interconnecting net metering systems on or after the date on which th…

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Electric vehicle charging station" means a commercial charging station including all required equipment for the provision of power and fueling of electric vehicles. (2) "Entity" means any party procuring power for the co…

(1) A public utility may provide electric service to an electric vehicle charging station under a rate approved by the commission. A public utility electing to provide such service shall apply to the commission for an approved rate before agreeing to provide the service to a cust…

(1) A public utility shall allow an electric vehicle charging station that meets the requirements in subsection (2) to be interconnected to its distribution system. (2) A public utility may sell power to an entity to service electric vehicle charging stations that: (a) procure po…

The commission may adopt rules to implement and enforce the provisions of this part.