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Senate rejects House Bill 183 on net metering after extended floor debate; measure fails by one vote
Summary
After hours of amendments and debate over grandfathering, aggregation and rate authority, the Wyoming Senate declined to pass House Bill 183 (net metering amendments). Final roll call on third reading resulted in a narrow defeat.
The Wyoming Senate declined to pass House Bill 183 — the net metering amendments — after extended floor debate about how to treat existing on‑site solar systems, the size of customer generators and who can set rates. The final third‑reading vote failed by one vote: 15 ayes, 16 noes.
What the bill proposed: HB183 would have created a new class of customer‑generators and set rules for how they interact with utilities. Floor amendments discussed and adopted in the Senate changed the bill’s scope several times during debate. Key elements discussed on the floor included a 200‑kilowatt cap associated with customer generators, whether systems should be grandfathered, and whether multiple meters…
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