Signed by Governor Matt Bevin

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the Kentucky Public Service Commission to establish rates for solar customers to be compensated by utilities for selling their excess solar power.

Highlights:

• Defines “net metering” as the difference between the dollar value of all electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator fed back to the electric grid over a billing period and the dollar value of all electricity consumed by the customer-generator over the same billing period and priced using the applicable tariff of the retail electric supplier (Sec. 1).

• Defines “eligible electric generating facility” as an electric generating facility that has a rated capacity of not greater than 45 kilowatts and is connected parallel with the electric distribution system and generates electricity using the following, including (Sec. 1):

• Solar energy;

• Wind energy;

• Biomass or biogas energy; or

• Hydro energy.

• Requires a retail electric supplier serving an eligible customer-generator compensate that customer for all electricity produced by their eligible electric generating facility that flows to the retail electric supplier (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that for each billing period, compensation to an eligible customer-generator shall be in the form of a dollar-denominated bill credit and if the bill credit exceeds the amount to be billed to a customer, the amount of the credit shall be carried over to the next month (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the Kentucky Public Service Commission to establish rates for solar customers to be compensated by utilities for selling their excess solar power.

Highlights:

• Defines “net metering” as the difference between the dollar value of all electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator fed back to the electric grid over a billing period and the dollar value of all electricity consumed by the customer-generator over the same billing period and priced using the applicable tariff of the retail electric supplier (Sec. 1).

• Defines “eligible electric generating facility” as an electric generating facility that has a rated capacity of not greater than 45 kilowatts and is connected parallel with the electric distribution system and generates electricity using the following, including (Sec. 1):

• Solar energy;

• Wind energy;

• Biomass or biogas energy; or

• Hydro energy.

• Requires a retail electric supplier serving an eligible customer-generator compensate that customer for all electricity produced by their eligible electric generating facility that flows to the retail electric supplier (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that for each billing period, compensation to an eligible customer-generator shall be in the form of a dollar-denominated bill credit and if the bill credit exceeds the amount to be billed to a customer, the amount of the credit shall be carried over to the next month (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text