Bill > SF0111

This bill revises Wyoming's net metering regulations by creating a new framework for compensating small customer-generators, distinguishing between existing and new small customer-generators. For new small customer-generators (those with electrical production systems starting on or after January 1, 2026), the public service commission will establish a new compensation system that ensures just and reasonable rates, terms, and conditions. Cooperative electric utilities exempt from retail rate regulation must develop their own compensation rates by January 1, 2026, and provide written notice to member-owners at least 30 days before implementing these rates. The bill updates definitions, clarifying terms like "small customer-generator" and "customer electrical production system," and maintains existing protections for current net metering participants. It requires cooperative utilities to file their compensation rates with the commission and allows for complaint and investigation processes. The bill also preserves existing safety and performance standards for electrical production systems and ensures that small customer-generators remain responsible for their own facility's costs and modifications. The public service commission is mandated to conduct public hearings and adopt implementation rules by December 31, 2025, marking a significant shift in how Wyoming approaches distributed energy generation and compensation.

Government Affairs

https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0111