Bill Summary for H 535 (2023-2024)

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Mar 29 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 535 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 29, 2023
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE ROOFTOP SOLAR LEASING CAP.
Intro. by K. Hall, McNeely, Paré, Carney.

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Amends GS 62-126.5 by removing the cap on the total installed capacity of all solar energy facilities on an offering utility's system that are leased.

Amends GS 62-126.4 by requiring the North Carolina Utilities Commission (Commission) to continue to allow net metering for any customer owning and operating a renewable energy facility that generates electricity with a capacity up to 1 MW (megawatt) at the applicable net metering rate in place at the time of interconnection. Requires the Commission to expand net metering at the applicable net metering rate in place at the time of interconnection to customers owning and operating a renewable energy facility with a capacity over 1 MW that is intended primarily to offset the customer's annual usage.

Amends GS 62-133.8 by amending rules that must be adopted by the Commission to require the adoption of rules (was, required to consider if it is in the public interest to adopt rules) for electric public utilities for net metering of renewable energy facilities with a generation capacity intended primarily to offset the customer's annual usage (was, with a generation capacity of one megawatt or less).

Effective July 1, 2023.