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Committee hears bill to let batteries participate in net metering; DOE neutral, pilots cited as proof of concept
Summary
House Bill 761 would direct the Department of Energy and PUC to establish rules and tariffs to allow customer energy storage systems to participate in net‑metering and related retail programs.
Representative Tom Corman introduced House Bill 761, which would authorize the Department of Energy to adopt rules and the Public Utilities Commission to approve tariffs that allow customer energy storage systems to participate in net‑metering arrangements.
Sponsor's case Corman told the committee the measure is narrowly focused: enable storage owners to receive net‑metering compensation when they export energy back to the grid. He said storage is rapidly evolving — batteries are becoming denser, cheaper and safer — and that allowing storage to be valued in net‑metering arrangements would let owners store midday solar and export it at evening peaks, helping flatten…
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