Title: Electric Energy Production

Summary: Revising the definition of the term "public utility" to exclude certain renewable solar energy production facilities for purposes of specified provisions; revising the definition of the term "net metering" for purposes of provisions relating to renewable energy, etc.

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An act relating to electric energy production; amending s. 366.02, F.S.; revising the definition of the term  public utility  to exclude certain renewable solar energy production facilities for purposes of specified provisions; amending s. 366.91, F.S.; revising the definition of the term  net metering  for purposes of provisions relating to renewable energy; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 366.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 366.02 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) Public utility  means every person, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity and their lessees, trustees, or receivers supplying electricity or gas (natural, manufactured, or similar gaseous substance) to or for the public within this state; but the term  public utility  does not include either a cooperative now or hereafter organized and existing under the Rural Electric Cooperative Law of the state; a municipality or any agency thereof; an entity that produces and sells megawatts or less per hour of renewable solar energy, as defined in s. 377.803 (6), to users located on the property adjacent to or contiguous with the renewable energy production facility; any dependent or independent special natural gas district; any natural gas transmission pipeline company making only sales or transportation delivery of natural gas at wholesale and to direct industrial consumers; any entity selling or arranging for sales of natural gas which neither owns nor operates natural gas transmission or distribution facilities within the state; or a person supplying liquefied petroleum gas, in either liquid or gaseous form, irrespective of the method of distribution or delivery, or owning or operating facilities beyond the outlet of a meter through which natural gas is supplied for compression and delivery into motor vehicle fuel tanks or other transportation containers, unless such person also supplies electricity or manufactured or natural gas. Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 366.91, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 366.91 Renewable energy.  (2) As used in this section, the term: (c) Net metering  means a metering and billing methodology whereby customer-owned renewable generation is allowed to offset the customer s electricity consumption on site,and the customer s site includes all of the customer s energy usage accounts located on contiguous property owned by the same customer.Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.