HB 2348
An Act amending the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, further providing for definitions, for interconnection standards for customer-generator facilities and for interagency responsibilities.
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Bill overview
This bill amends Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act to update definitions related to customer-generators and net metering. It clarifies the requirements for interconnection standards for customer-generator facilities and establishes interagency responsibilities. Specifically, it modifies definitions of ‘customer-generator,’ ‘net metering,’ and ‘large customer-generator,’ and outlines compensation methods for excess energy generated by these facilities, including provisions for preferred sites and existing systems.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘customer-generator’ and ‘net metering’ with updated terminology and capacity limits.
- Establishes interconnection standards for customer-generator facilities, aligning with other states’ regulations.
- Specifies compensation methods for excess energy generated by small and large customer-generators, using either full retail value or avoided cost.
- Creates a ‘preferred site’ designation for projects located on brownfields, abandoned mine land, capped landfills, parking facility canopies, coal-fired plant sites, schools, and industrial land.
- Provides a ‘safe-harbored’ net metering program for existing large customer-generator systems.
- Addresses virtual meter aggregation, allowing for combined billing of multiple properties.
- Establishes a cap on the total megawatts of customer-generators eligible for safe harbor.
- Defines ‘routine maintenance’ to clarify eligible system repairs.
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Benjamin Sanchez
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