Lawmakers hear testimony on S.170 to pause PUC net-metering adjuster updates until 2028

A legislative committee heard testimony on S.170, a measure that would prevent the Public Utility Commission (PUC) from adopting new net-metering "adjusters" until the PUC's next biannual update in 2028, a step proponents said would ease the near-term impact of the federal residential solar tax credit's expiration.

Lindsay Kasby, legislative counsel, outlined the statutory framework behind the proposal and read the bill text: "The Public Utility Commission shall not adopt new renewable energy spread adjusters or citing adjusters prior to the 2028 biannual update required by rule 5.100." Kasby told the committee the provision is a session-law pause rather than a broader statutory rewrite and that the PUC currently follows a biannual evaluation process established in rulemaking.

Peter Sterling, introduced in the transcript as the director of…