,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjba,mr4   
,lujn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory 
,policies ,act ( #aigh to require !     
consid]ation ( a /&>d requir+ electric  
utilities to (f] community sol> programs
 to ratepay]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,e/abli%m5t (      
,community ,sol> ,programs ,act ( #bjba4
  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( community sol>      
programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aaa7;d7
 ( ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory       
,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfba7;d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#bj7 ,community sol> programs 
7,a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7   
,community sol> facility ,! t]m         
community sol> facility means a sol> p[]
 g5]at+ photovoltaic sy/em 7includ+ any 
relat$ onsite equipm5t1 su* z #a or m   
en]gy /orage devices7 t-- 7,i7 has      

multiple subscrib]s :o receive f9ancial 
b5efits directly attributable to !      
sy/em2  7,,ii7 is connect$ to a local   
di/ribution circuit ( ! electric        
utility2  7,,iii7 is locat$ ei!r on or  
(f ! prop]ty ( ! applicable electric    
consum]s2 &  7,,iv7 may be own$ by an   
electric utility1 an electric consum]1  
or a ?ird p>ty4  7ii7 ,community sol>   
program ,! t]m community sol> program   
means a s]vice provid$ by an electric   
utility to an electric consum] s]v$ by !
 electric utility ?r\gh :i* ! full value
 ( electricity g5]at$ by a community    
sol> facility may be us$ to (fset *>ges 
bill$ to ! electric consum] by !        
electric utility4  7,b7 ,/&>d  7i7      
,non-,tribal utilities ,ea* electric    
utility t is n a ,tribal utility %all   
(f] a community sol> program to :i* all 
ratepay]s ( ! electric utility1 includ+ 
l[-income ratepay]s1 h equitable &      
demon/rable access4  7ii7 ,tribal       
utilities  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,tribal     
utility may (f] a community sol>        

program4  7,,ii7 ,res\rces ,a ,tribal   
utility t (f]s a community sol> program 
may lev]age ! res\rces made available to
 ! ,tribal utility "u ?is ,act to c>ry  
out t community sol> program4  4  7b7   
,compliance  7#a7 ,"t limitations       
,section #aab7;b7 ( ! ,public ,utility  
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfbb7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#g7 7,a7 ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
p>agraph1 ea* ,/ate regulatory au?ority 
7) respect to ea* electric utility = :i*
 ! ,/ate has ratemak+ au?ority7 & ea*   
nonregulat$ electric utility %all       
comm5ce consid]ation "u section #aaa1 or
 set a he>+ date = consid]ation1 )      
respect to ! /&>d e/abli%$ by p>agraph  
7#bj7 ( section #aaa7;d74  7,b7 ,n lat] 
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 p>agraph1 ea* ,/ate regulatory au?ority
 7) respect to ea* electric utility =   
:i* ! ,/ate has ratemak+ au?ority71 &   
ea* nonregulat$ electric utility %all   
complete ! consid]ation & make !        

det]m9ation "u section #aaa ) respect to
 ! /&>d e/abli%$ by p>agraph 7#bj7 (    
section #aaa7;d74  4  7#b7 ,failure to  
comply  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aab7;c7 
( ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory        
,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfbb7;c77 is am5d$-- 7i7 by /rik+ su*  
p>agraph 7#ad7 & all t foll[s ?r\gh     
p>agraphs 7#af7 & ins]t+ su* p>agraph   
7#ad74 ,9 ! case ( ! /&>d e/abli%$ by   
p>agraph 7#ae7 ( section #aaa7;d71 !    
ref]5ce conta9$ 9 ?is subsection to !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act %all be deem$
 to be a ref]5ce to ! date ( enactm5t ( 
t p>agraph 7#ae74 ,9 ! case ( ! /&>ds   
e/abli%$ by p>agraphs 7#af72 &  7ii7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,9 ! case ( !   
/&>d e/abli%$ by p>agraph 7#bj7 (       
section #aaa7;d71 ! ref]5ce conta9$ 9   
?is subsection to ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act %all be deem$ to be a ref]5ce  
to ! date ( enactm5t ( t p>agraph       
7#bj744  7,b7 ,te*nical correction  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,section #abed7;b7 ( ! ,en]gy  
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7,public ,law      

#aji-eh2 #aai ,/at4 #iga7 is am5d$--    
7,i7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,,ii7  
by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph  
7#b74  7ii7 ,treatm5t ,! am5dm5t made by
 p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #abed7;b7 ( !  
,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje 7,public    
,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,/at4 #iga7 7z 9     
effect on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act7 is void1 & section #aab7;d7 (
 ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory         
,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfbb7;d77 %all be 9 effect z if t      
am5dm5t _h n be5 enact$4  7#c7 ,prior   
,/ate actions  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#aab ( ! ,public ,utility ,regulatory   
,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfbb7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7g7 ,prior ,/ate actions       
,subsections 7b7 & 7c7 %all n apply to !
 /&>d e/abli%$ by p>agraph 7#bj7 (      
section #aaa7;d7 9 ! case ( any electric
 utility 9 a ,/ate if1 be=e ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is subsection-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate
 has implem5t$ = ! electric utility !   
/&>d 7or a comp>able /&>d72  7#b7 !     

,/ate regulatory au?ority = ! ,/ate or !
 relevant nonregulat$ electric utility  
has conduct$ a proce$+ to consid]       
implem5tation ( ! /&>d 7or a comp>able  
/&>d7 = ! electric utility2 or  7#c7 !  
,/ate legislature has vot$ on !         
implem5tation ( ! /&>d 7or a comp>able  
/&>d7 = ! electric utility4  4  7,b7    
,cross-ref]5ce ,section #abd ( ! ,public
 ,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act (  
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfcd7 is am5d$--  
7i7 by /rik+ ?is subsection ea* place x 
appe>s & ins]t+ ?is section2 &  7ii7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,9 ! case ( !   
/&>d e/abli%$ by p>agraph 7#bj7 (       
section #aaa7;d71 ! ref]5ce conta9$ 9   
?is section to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act %all be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to ! 
date ( enactm5t ( t p>agraph 7#bj744