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PUC recommends simpler 'single plant' test to limit aggregation of colocated renewables
Summary
The Public Utility Commission told the House Energy committee Jan. 9 it recommends defining a 'plant' as generation on the same or contiguous parcels using the same technology, with limited exceptions for residential meters and separately interconnnected projects to protect program caps and ratepayers.
The Public Utility Commission recommended a narrower, easier‑to‑apply statutory definition of "plant" to the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure on Jan. 9, saying the change would simplify eligibility determinations for net metering, the standard offer program and renewable energy compliance.
"This definition principally functions for 3 different types of renewable energy programs," said Steph Hoffman, general counsel for the Public Utility Commission. Hoffman told the committee the proposed test treats installations on the same or contiguous parcels that use the same generation technology as a single plant, and…
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