Bill > HB192

This bill modifies Missouri's net metering regulations by establishing comprehensive guidelines for customer-generators (individuals who produce their own electricity from renewable energy sources like solar or wind) and their interactions with retail electric suppliers. The bill defines key terms and creates a framework where customer-generators can connect their small-scale (up to 100 kilowatts) renewable energy systems to the electrical grid and receive credits for excess electricity they generate. Specifically, the bill requires retail electric suppliers to offer net metering services until net metering systems reach 5% of the supplier's peak load, mandates that suppliers use the same rate structures for customer-generators as other customers, and establishes how electricity credits will be calculated and applied. The legislation also sets safety and interconnection standards for renewable energy systems, requires annual reporting on net metering activities, and provides protections for both customer-generators and electric suppliers. Importantly, the bill changes how excess electricity credits are handled, moving from an "avoided fuel cost" model to a "billing rate" model and ensuring that any remaining credits at year-end are refunded to the customer-generator. The bill aims to make renewable energy generation more accessible and financially viable for individual consumers while maintaining safety and reliability standards.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB192&year=2025&code=R