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Senate hearing on SB 449FN spotlights industrial net‑metering expansion and storage rules
Summary
Senator Tim Lang and industry supporters described SB 449FN as a tool to let large industrial customers aggregate on‑site accounts and use storage to shave peak demand; the Department of Energy warned the bill’s definitions and compensation language need clarification and could shift risk to ratepayers.
Senator Tim Lang introduced Senate Bill 449FN to allow large industrial customer generators to aggregate multiple on‑site meters (1–5 megawatts) and clarify how energy storage interacts with net metering, arguing the change would cut peak demand costs and improve manufacturers’ competitiveness. Lang said the amended bill narrows the policy to industrial campuses with multiple meters and puts in guardrails that require payment adjustments when generation exceeds a customer’s annual consumption.
The bill’s sponsor emphasized that on‑site generation paired with storage can reduce costly long‑distance transmission…
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