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2024 SESSION
SB 255 Shared solar programs; SCC to establish by regulation, etc.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Shared solar programs; American Electric Power; minimum bill; capacity. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program, as defined in the bill, through which customers of American Electric Power may purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility, as defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to establish a minimum bill, which shall include the costs of all utility infrastructure and services used to provide electric service and administrative costs of the shared solar program, taking into account certain considerations. The bill directs the Commission to initiate a proceeding to recalculate such minimum bill within 30 days of its final order in a proceeding establishing the value of a solar renewable energy certificate as required by relevant law. The bill specifies that the Commission shall establish the shared solar program consistent with the requirements of the bill by January 1, 2025, and shall require each utility to file any associated tariffs, agreements, or forms necessary for implementing the program by July 1, 2025. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Energy to convene a stakeholder work group to determine the amounts and forms of certain project incentives and to submit a written report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor no later than November 30, 2024. This bill is identical to HB 108.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102100D pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107080D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107951D-H1 pdf
- 03/04/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB255ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102100D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/09/24 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107080D-S1
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/24 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/24 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107080D-S1
- 02/12/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB255S1
- 02/13/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 16-N)
- 02/15/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/24 House: Read first time
- 02/15/24 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/20/24 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/20/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107951D-H1
- 02/22/24 House: Read second time
- 02/23/24 House: Read third time
- 02/23/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107951D-H1
- 02/23/24 House: Amendment by Delegate Sullivan agreed to
- 02/23/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB255H1
- 02/23/24 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (52-Y 46-N)
- 02/23/24 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 46-N)
- 02/27/24 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/27/24 Senate: Title replaced 24107951D-H1
- 03/04/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB255ER)
- 03/04/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 765 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0765)