Provides a framework for requiring public utility regulators to consider decarbonization and creating a state energy office with oversight authority over basic energy policy decisions.
Sets forth the statutory definitions of "public utility" currently in use in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Revisions introduce a “Limited Generation Profile option,” which will allow solar and battery projects to modulate how much power they send to the grid, avoiding large interconnection costs.
Will allow for public projects to take advantage of net metering, the transfer of net metering credits between utilities, exemptions for large commercial solar facilities from caps, and restructure cost recovery to save ratepayers $10M.
Focuses on the efforts of state Public Utility Commissions to enhance procedural justice, that is, to ensure that disadvantaged communities are given fair hearing and consideration in regulatory process.
Replaces NEM credits with a time of use rate by 2027.
Becoming the first state to generally approve time of use rates for utilities across its territory.