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Lawmakers weigh raising net‑metering cap to 100 kW in HB 811
Summary
House Bill 811 would raise Montana’s net‑metering generation cap from 50 kilowatts to 100 kilowatts. Supporters said the change would help schools, libraries, municipal buildings and small businesses offset large utility bills and boost local resilience; utilities warned of cost shifts to nonparticipating ratepayers.
The House Energy, Technology and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing on House Bill 811, which would raise the net‑metering generation capacity cap from 50 kilowatts to 100 kilowatts for customer‑sited solar, wind or hydropower systems.
Sponsor Representative Jamie Isely of House District 58 said the bill is a “common sense” update to a cap set in 1999 and would allow larger community and institutional projects — schools, libraries, municipal buildings, churches and small businesses — to offset a greater share of their electric bills. Isely said an expanded…
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