MA S1877

Bill

Relative to solar net metering fairness

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to solar net metering fairness. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill amends a section of a previous act to exempt low-income and community solar ratepayers from paying a "monthly minimum reliability contribution," and allows the department to exempt or modify this contribution for municipal ratepayers. The "monthly minimum reliability contribution" is likely a fee or charge related to maintaining the reliability of the electricity grid, and this bill aims to provide relief from this cost for certain types of ratepayers, particularly those in low-income and community solar programs, as well as potentially for municipal ratepayers.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (3)

Jamie Eldridge (D), Brian Murray (D), Marc Pacheco (D),

Last Action

House concurred (on 02/15/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1877

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1877
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1877.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1750	To allow equal access solar net metering projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H2683	Relative to protecting consumers of gas and electricity from paying for leaked and unaccounted for gas	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H2698	Protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H3387	Relative to the protection of energy ratepayers by the Attorney General	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H3948	Relative to equal access solar net metering projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H463	To assist municipal and district ratepayers	Accompanied a study order, see H4544	Similar To
S1823	Relative to the protection of energy ratepayers by the Attorney General	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1848	Relative to low income solar	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S1853	Relative to monthly minimum reliability contributions	House concurred	Similar To
S1855	Protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1871	Relative to net metering	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1750

To allow equal access solar net metering projects