Vetoed by Governor Ron DeSantis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes new regulations for renewable energy net metering programs.

Highlights:

• Requires each public utility to develop an agreement and net metering program for customer-owned renewable energy generation (Sec. 1, Pg. 2).

• Establishes minimum requirements for public utility net metering programs (Sec. 1, Pg. 5).

• Requires public utility net metering programs to bill customers for electricity used in excess of the generation supplied by the customer-owned or leased renewable generation effective January 1, 2024 (Sec. 1, Pg. 2).

• Specifies that excess electricity supplied by the customer-owned generation to the public utility’s grid will be credited to the customer’s bill for the next month (Sec. 1, Pg. 2).

• Specifies that public utility customers who own or lease a renewable generation that uses net metering applied prior to January 1, 2029, will be able to continue to use the net metering system and rates for 20 years (Sec. 1, Pg . 3).

• Specifies that new rules for net metering programs will be adopted after January 1, 2029 (Sec. 1, Pg. 4).

• Authorizes public utility providers to apply fixed charges to customer-owned generation in order to cover fixed costs of the net metering programs to avoid subsidizing customer-owned renewable generation from the utility’s general body (Sec. 1, Pg. 4).

• Authorizes public utilities to charge a fuel purchased power cost recovery charge to residential customers owning or leasing solar photovoltaic generation between July 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023 (Sec. 1, Pg. 5).

• Specifies that this act takes effect July 1, 2022 (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes new regulations for renewable energy net metering programs.

Highlights:

• Requires each public utility to develop an agreement and net metering program for customer-owned renewable energy generation (Sec. 1, Pg. 2).

• Establishes minimum requirements for public utility net metering programs (Sec. 1, Pg. 5).

• Requires public utility net metering programs to bill customers for electricity used in excess of the generation supplied by the customer-owned or leased renewable generation effective January 1, 2024 (Sec. 1, Pg. 2).

• Specifies that excess electricity supplied by the customer-owned generation to the public utility’s grid will be credited to the customer’s bill for the next month (Sec. 1, Pg. 2).

• Specifies that public utility customers who own or lease a renewable generation that uses net metering applied prior to January 1, 2029, will be able to continue to use the net metering system and rates for 20 years (Sec. 1, Pg . 3).

• Specifies that new rules for net metering programs will be adopted after January 1, 2029 (Sec. 1, Pg. 4).

• Authorizes public utility providers to apply fixed charges to customer-owned generation in order to cover fixed costs of the net metering programs to avoid subsidizing customer-owned renewable generation from the utility’s general body (Sec. 1, Pg. 4).

• Authorizes public utilities to charge a fuel purchased power cost recovery charge to residential customers owning or leasing solar photovoltaic generation between July 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023 (Sec. 1, Pg. 5).

• Specifies that this act takes effect July 1, 2022 (Sec. 2, Pg. 7).

Full Bill Text