The bill would modify the definitions of net energy metering and eligible customer-generator, and would define ratemaking authority, as specified. The bill would require net energy metering to be accomplished, as specified. The former statutory provisions specified related matters pertaining to active solar energy systems subject to the exclusion. By requiring local taxing authorities to perform duties with regard to the reenactment of the active solar energy system exclusion, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Any entity that offers net energy metering to residential and small commercial customers shall comply with this section. Net energy metering shall be accomplished using a single meter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two directions. If an additional meter or meters are installed, the net energy metering calculation shall yield a result identical to that of a single meter. An eligible customer-generator who already owns an existing solar or wind turbine electrical generating facility, or a hybrid system of both, is eligible to receive net energy metering service in accordance with this section.