,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dage ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #f1 #bjai,mr4 ,van ,drew introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh to promote safe and reliable interconnection and net billing for community solar facilities4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,renewable ,energy with ,shared ,solar ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,provision of interconnection service and net billing service for community solar facilities 7a7 ,in general ,section #aaa7;d7 of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#bj7 ,community solar facilities 7,a7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,community solar facility ,the term community solar facility means a solar photovoltaic system that-- 7,i7 allocates electricity to multiple individual electric consumers of an electric utility2 7,,ii7 has a nameplate rating of #b megawatts or less2 and 7,,iii7 is-- 7aa7 owned by the electric utility1 jointly owned1 or third-party owned2 7bb7 connected to a local distribution facility of the electric utility2 and 7cc7 located on or off the property of a consumer of the electricity4 7ii7 ,interconnection service ,the term interconnection service means a service provided by an electric utility to an electric consumer1 in accordance with the standards described in paragraph 7#ae71 through which a community solar facility is connected to an applicable local distribution facility4 7iii7 ,net billing service ,the term net billing service means a service provided by an electric utility to an electric consumer through which electric energy generated for that electric consumer from a community solar facility may be used to offset electric energy provided by the electric utility to the electric consumer during the applicable billing period4 7,b7 ,requirement ,on receipt of a request of an electric consumer served by the electric utility1 each electric utility shall make available to the electric consumer interconnection service and net billing service for a community solar facility4 4 7b7 ,compliance 7#a7 ,time limitations ,section #aab7;b7 of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7;b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#g7 7,a7 ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state regulatory authority 7with respect to each electric utility for which the ,state has ratemaking authority7 and each nonregulated utility shall commence consideration under section #aaa1 or set a hearing date for consideration1 with respect to the standard established by paragraph 7#bj7 of section #aaa7;d74 7,b7 ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state regulatory authority 7with respect to each electric utility for which the ,state has ratemaking authority71 and each nonregulated electric utility shall complete the consideration and make the determination under section #aaa with respect to the standard established by paragraph 7#bj7 of section #aaa7;d74 4 7#b7 ,failure to comply 7,a7 ,in general ,section #aab7;c7 of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7;c77 is amended-- 7i7 by striking such paragraph 7#ad7 and all that follows through paragraphs 7#af7 and inserting such paragraph 7#ad74 ,in the case of the standard established by paragraph 7#ae7 of section #aaa7;d71 the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this ,act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph 7#ae74 ,in the case of the standards established by paragraphs 7#af72 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 ,in the case of the standard established by paragraph 7#bj7 of section #aaa7;d71 the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this ,act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph 7#bj744 7,b7 ,technical correction 7i7 ,in general ,section #abed7;b7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,stat4 #iga7 is amended by striking paragraph 7#b74 7ii7 ,treatment ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#b7 of section #abed7;b7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,stat4 #iga7 7as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act7 is void1 and section #aab7;d7 of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7;d77 shall be in effect as if those amendments had not been enacted4 7#c7 ,prior ,state actions 7,a7 ,in general ,section #aab of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,prior ,state actions ,subsections 7b7 and 7c7 shall not apply to the standard established by paragraph 7#bj7 of section #aaa7;d7 in the case of any electric utility in a ,state if1 before the date of enactment of this subsection-- 7#a7 the ,state has implemented for the electric utility the standard 7or a comparable standard72 7#b7 the ,state regulatory authority for the ,state or the relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard 7or a comparable standard7 for the electric utility2 or 7#c7 the ,state legislature has voted on the implementation of the standard 7or a comparable standard7 for the electric utility4 4 7,b7 ,cross-reference ,section #abd of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfcd7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,in the case of the standard established by paragraph 7#bj7 of section #aaa7;d71 the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this ,act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph 7#bj744