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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1026

Public utilities; authorize metering for customers generating electricity through renewable energy sources.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI EFFICIENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ACT"; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AFTER OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, SHALL ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE RATES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR NET-METERING CONTRACTS; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO CREDIT A NET-METERING CUSTOMER WITH ANY ACCUMULATED NET EXCESS GENERATION; TO REQUIRE ANY NET EXCESS GENERATION CREDIT REMAINING IN A NET-METERING CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT TO FIRST BE CREDITED TO THE CUSTOMER'S NEXT BILL AT RETAIL RATE, THEN BE PURCHASED BY THE UTILITY AT THE AVOIDED COST RATE AT THE END OF AN ANNUALIZED PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT CREATED AS THE RESULT OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED BY A NET-METERING CUSTOMER IS THE PROPERTY OF SUCH CUSTOMER THAT GENERATED THE CREDIT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Greg Ward

Its course

January 17 to February 1, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Public UtilitiesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives