RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Document structure changed from House draft format to Senate format with updated header information and page numbering.

Removed House-specific metadata and formatting artifacts while adding Senate processing information.

Reorganized section numbering and layout to conform to Senate bill formatting standards.

All substantive policy provisions regarding renewable energy goals, compensation, and microgrid regulations remain identical in content.

The effective date was changed from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2025, which appears to be a placeholder or error that should be corrected to a realistic date.

The bill number designation was updated from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 to reflect the current version of the legislation.

Minor formatting changes and metadata updates were made to the document header and footer sections.

Established a new installation goal of 50,000 new customer-sited distributed energy resource installations by December 31, 2030.

Authorized retail wheeling of renewable energy and required the Public Utilities Commission to establish policies and procedures for implementation.

Mandated fair compensation mechanisms for exported energy from solar and energy storage systems participating in grid service programs.

Added new definitions for 'retail wheeling' and expanded the definition of 'public utility' to explicitly exclude renewable energy system operators and certain water/wastewater facilities.

Modified eligibility criteria for microgrids to clarify that constructing or operating a new microgrid does not automatically classify the operator as a public utility.

Added procedural requirements for aggregators to participate in grid service programs, including automatic enrollment and direct payment receipt.

New requirement for the Public Utilities Commission to establish an installation goal for customer-sited distributed energy resources by December 31, 2030.

New requirement for the Public Utilities Commission to establish tariffs and compensation values for grid services programs, microgrids, and community-based renewable energy.

New definition of 'wheeling' to mean transmission of renewable electric power through utility meters for consumption by separate account holders.

Expanded definition of 'public utility' to include owners/operators of renewable energy systems on customer property that transmit power to electric utilities or customers, with specific lease agreement requirements.

New eligibility criteria for renewable energy wheeling projects, requiring capacity between 100 kW and 2 MW AC.

New deadline requiring the Public Utilities Commission to establish wheeling and microgrid service tariff policies by January 1, 2027.

Added exception clarifying that persons constructing or operating new microgrids are not considered public utilities solely for furnishing service through those microgrids.