Amendment #25, as changed to H4876

Net Crediting

Mr. Finn of West Springfield moves to amend the amendment in section 57, in lines 1319 and 1320, by striking out the words “3 sections” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 4 sections.

And moves to further amend the bill in said section 57 by adding the following section:-

Section 152. (a) For the purposes of this section, “net crediting”, shall mean a payment mechanism that requires a distribution company to, at the request of a host project or eligible solar tariff generation unit system: (i) include the monthly subscription charge of a host project or eligible solar tariff generation unit system on the monthly bills rendered by the distribution company for electric service and supply to subscribers; and (ii) remit payment for those charges to the host project or eligible solar tariff generation unit system, irrespective of whether applicable subscribers have paid their electric bill.

(b) A distribution company may require a reasonable fee for a host project or eligible solar tariff generation unit system that uses net crediting. The fee shall not exceed 1 per cent of the bill credit value remitted to the system unless the department determines a higher fee is just and reasonable based on substantial evidence presented by the distribution company. The fee for net crediting assessed to a host project or solar tariff generation unit system shall not exceed the fee in effect at the time the host project or eligible solar tariff generation unit system elected for an associated solar tariff generation unit system to participate in net crediting.

(c) The department, in consultation with the department of energy resources, shall amend any applicable rules, regulations and tariffs to permit the transfer of credits from an alternative on-bill credit generation unit, as defined by regulations of the department of energy resources, to customers of any distribution company located in the commonwealth.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #25, as changed to H4876

Net Crediting