H-3142.1 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 2334
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By Representatives Gombosky, DeBolt and Poulsen
Prefiled 1/3/2000. Read first time 01/10/2000. Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.
AN ACT Relating to the definition of net metering system; and amending RCW 80.60.010.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 80.60.010 and 1998 c 318 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) "Commission" means the utilities and transportation commission.
(2) "Customer-generator" means a user of a net metering system.
(3) "Electrical company" means a company owned by investors that meets the definition of RCW 80.04.010.
(4) "Electric cooperative" means a cooperative or association organized under chapter 23.86 or 24.06 RCW.
(5) "Electric utility" means any electrical company, public utility district, irrigation district, port district, electric cooperative, or municipal electric utility that is engaged in the business of distributing electricity to retail electric customers in the state.
(6) "Irrigation district" means an irrigation district under chapter 87.03 RCW.
(7) "Municipal electric utility" means a city or town that owns or operates an electric utility authorized by chapter 35.92 RCW.
(8) "Net metering" means measuring the difference between the electricity supplied by an electric utility and the electricity generated by a customer-generator that is fed back to the electric utility over the applicable billing period.
(9)
"Net metering system" means a fuel cell or a facility for the
production of electrical energy that((:
(a))) uses
as its fuel either solar, wind, or hydropower((;
(b))),
and that:
(a) Has a generating capacity of not more than twenty-five kilowatts;
(((c)))
(b) Is located on the customer-generator's premises;
(((d)))
(c) Operates in parallel with the electric utility's transmission and
distribution facilities; and
(((e)))
(d) Is intended primarily to offset part or all of the
customer-generator's requirements for electricity.
(10) "Port district" means a port district within which an industrial development district has been established as authorized by Title 53 RCW.
(11) "Public utility district" means a district authorized by chapter 54.04 RCW.
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