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Committee advances bill to standardize meter‑mounted solar devices after amendment fight
Summary
The House committee reported substitute House Bill 2,296 out with a due‑pass recommendation after debate over cost recovery and local control; one amendment to require homeowners to pay full installation costs failed and a local‑control amendment was not adopted.
The House committee on (legislative hearing) on Feb. 3 reported substitute House Bill 2,296 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation after extended debate over how utilities and customers share costs for meter‑mounted devices.
Megan McFadden, committee staff, summarized the substitute (H‑3,331.2) and said it preserves most prior language while clarifying that a qualified utility employee may remove noncompliant meter‑mounted devices, that a utility representative may inspect and approve a device on a customer’s premises, and that the Utilities and Transportation…
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