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Gov. Bill Ritter signed Wednesday a bill that will require the state's municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives to grant credit on the electric bills of their customers who generate power from renewable sources.
HB 1160, sponsored by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Brighton, caps the amount of "home-grown" power for which a utility must give credit. Residential generators can get credit on their electricity bills for up to 10 kilowatt-hours of power, while commercial users can get credit for up to 25 KwH.
"This marks another momentous step forward as we engage homeowners and businesses in participating in the New Energy Economy," Ritter said. "This bill brings fair and equitable net-metering policies to citizens throughout the state, and it encourages more residential investment in renewable energy while supporting its use in rural communities."
The measure allows the municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives to require the customer-generator to provide insurance and comply with technical interconnection standards. It does not apply to municipal utilities with less than 5,000 customers. It applies to power generated from solar, wind and hot water systems.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 42 states plus the District of Columbia have net metering laws in effect. Amendment 37, passed by the state's voters in 2004, imposed net metering requirements on investor-owned utilities operating in Colorado.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Net Metering Bill on Way to Senate
The House gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would require rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities to grant credit on electric bills to customers that generate renewable energy.
HB 1160 passed with only one "no" vote, which came from Rep. Douglas Bruce, R-Colorado Springs.
The bill requires municipal utilities that serve at least 5,000 customers and all rural electric cooperatives to offset customers' electricity use by the amount of power that customer generates, subject to certain caps.
The bill also sets standards by which rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities must decide whether to allow generators of "home-grown" energy to interconnect to the grid. It also requires residential and business generators to meet certain insurance requirements in order to interconnect.
HB 1160 is sponsored in the House by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton, and in the Senate by Sens. Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, and Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus.
HB 1160 passed with only one "no" vote, which came from Rep. Douglas Bruce, R-Colorado Springs.
The bill requires municipal utilities that serve at least 5,000 customers and all rural electric cooperatives to offset customers' electricity use by the amount of power that customer generates, subject to certain caps.
The bill also sets standards by which rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities must decide whether to allow generators of "home-grown" energy to interconnect to the grid. It also requires residential and business generators to meet certain insurance requirements in order to interconnect.
HB 1160 is sponsored in the House by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton, and in the Senate by Sens. Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, and Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Net Metering Bill Final House Vote Postponed Again
The House again postponed a third and final vote on HB 1160, the bill that would require rural electric cooperatives to grant credit on the utility bill for home-generated renewable power.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton, is now scheduled to be considered on third reading Mon., Feb. 11.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton, is now scheduled to be considered on third reading Mon., Feb. 11.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Solano Optimistic About Net Metering Bill
Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton, is optimistic that her bill to require municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives to provide "net metering" to customers generating their own power will get to the Governor.
"The hold-up is there's so many people working on this," Solano said in an interview with Colorado Capitol Journal this afternoon. She said that utilities, environmental groups and business organizations have been involved in negotiations on the bill.
Passage of the bill, HB 1160, in the house will be facilitated by the agreement with Sen. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, to resolve concerns about those utilities' ability to recover certain costs, according to Solano.
"The agreement will be put in an amendment in the Senate," she said. "It's really a matter of timing."
HB 1160 faces a third and final vote in the House Friday. Solano said she is confident the bill has enough votes to move on to the Senate.
"The hold-up is there's so many people working on this," Solano said in an interview with Colorado Capitol Journal this afternoon. She said that utilities, environmental groups and business organizations have been involved in negotiations on the bill.
Passage of the bill, HB 1160, in the house will be facilitated by the agreement with Sen. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, to resolve concerns about those utilities' ability to recover certain costs, according to Solano.
"The agreement will be put in an amendment in the Senate," she said. "It's really a matter of timing."
HB 1160 faces a third and final vote in the House Friday. Solano said she is confident the bill has enough votes to move on to the Senate.
Net Metering Bill Final House Vote Put Off
The House put off Thursday a final vote on the bill that would create net metering requirements for the state's rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities
HB 1160 has already passed the House on second reading. A third and final vote in the chamber is now scheduled for tomorrow.
The sponsor is Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton.
HB 1160 has already passed the House on second reading. A third and final vote in the chamber is now scheduled for tomorrow.
The sponsor is Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Net Metering Bill Passes House on 2d Reading
The bill that would require rural electric cooperatives to grant customers generating renewable energy a credit on their utility bill has been given a preliminary okay by the House.
HB 1160, sponsored by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Brighton, passed Tuesday after Solano and Sen. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, reached a compromise to resolve differences between HB 1160 and a competing bill sponsored by Isgar.
The deal will allow the rural electric cooperatives to charge customers for expenses related to installation and maintenance of facilities needed to generate and transmit power.
Solano's bill also limits the amount of power for which net metering benefits must be given by the cooperatives. The monthly limit is 10 kilowatts for homes and 25 kilowatts for farms and businesses.
HB 1160, sponsored by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Brighton, passed Tuesday after Solano and Sen. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus, reached a compromise to resolve differences between HB 1160 and a competing bill sponsored by Isgar.
The deal will allow the rural electric cooperatives to charge customers for expenses related to installation and maintenance of facilities needed to generate and transmit power.
Solano's bill also limits the amount of power for which net metering benefits must be given by the cooperatives. The monthly limit is 10 kilowatts for homes and 25 kilowatts for farms and businesses.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
House Committee Hears Net Metering Bill Today
The House Transportation and Energy Committee will take up HB 1160 this afternoon.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton, would force utilities to grant homeowners who generate renewable energy credit on their electric bills.
The hearing is set to begin at 1:30 pm.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Judy Solano, D-Thornton, would force utilities to grant homeowners who generate renewable energy credit on their electric bills.
The hearing is set to begin at 1:30 pm.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Todd's Dissection Alternative Bill to Get Hearing
The House Education Committee will soon hear a bill by Rep. Nancy Todd, D-Aurora, that would require public schools to give students who object to harming an animal the opportunity to do projects, other than dissection or similar procedures, that would achieve the classroom educational goals.
HB 1149, the Student Dissection Choice Act, is co-sponsored by several other former or present teachers serving in the House, including Reps. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, Cherilyn Peniston, D-Westminster and Judy Solano, D-Thornton. Republican Rep. Larry Liston of Colorado Springs is also a co-sponsor.
The bill would apply to a living or dead animal and require schools to notify students and parents three weeks in advance of any planned dissection, vivisection, incubation, capture or any other action that would result in harm or death to an animal.
The House Education Committee is scheduled to conduct a hearing on HB 1149 Monday, Jan. 28 at 1:30 pm.
HB 1149, the Student Dissection Choice Act, is co-sponsored by several other former or present teachers serving in the House, including Reps. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, Cherilyn Peniston, D-Westminster and Judy Solano, D-Thornton. Republican Rep. Larry Liston of Colorado Springs is also a co-sponsor.
The bill would apply to a living or dead animal and require schools to notify students and parents three weeks in advance of any planned dissection, vivisection, incubation, capture or any other action that would result in harm or death to an animal.
The House Education Committee is scheduled to conduct a hearing on HB 1149 Monday, Jan. 28 at 1:30 pm.
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