Legislation and Laws

To amend the Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1999 to update the Net Metering provisions to ensure consistency across programs; to allow for the creation of Community Energy Generating Facilities that are renewable energy facilities interconnected at the distribution system level and located in a community served by an Electric Company; to allow retail customers of an Electric Company whose meters or accounts are within the District of Columbia and within the same service territory as a Community Energy Generating Facility to subscribe to a Community Energy Generating Facility; to allow for the establishment of Subscriber Organizations to beneficially own or operate Community Energy Generating Facilities for Subscribers; to allow for third parties under contract with Subscriber Organizations to build, own, or operate Community Energy Generating Facilities; to allow for the electricity generated by a Community Energy Generating Facility to be credited to its Subscribers in order to offset Subscribers’ electricity bills via Net Metering; to create a mechanism to credit excess production from Community Energy Generating Facilities to benefit eligible Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program recipients; and to establish a mechanism to finance renewable energy production facilities.

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3-6-2012 Meeting: Thirtieth Legislative Meeting