HB 1126 - DIGEST

Declares that the policy of the state, that a distributed energy resources planning process engaged in by an electric utility, should accomplish the following: (1) Identify the data gaps that impede a robust planning process as well as any upgrades;

(2) Propose monitoring, control, and metering upgrades;

(3) Identify potential programs and tariffs to fairly compensate customers for the value of their distributed energy resources;

(4) Forecast the growth of distributed energy resources on the utility's distribution system;

(5) Provide a ten-year plan for distribution system investments and an analysis of nonwires alternatives for major transmission and distribution investments; and

(6) Include the distributed energy resources in the plan in the utility's integrated resource plan.

Requires the legislature to, by January 1, 2023, conduct an initial review of the state's policy pertaining to distributed energy resources planning.