SB 843 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET-METERING

SB 843 allows property owners with eligible net-metering systems connected to a master meter to allocate excess electricity credits to any individual meter on the same property. This directly affects property owners with solar or renewable energy systems who generate more electricity than they use. The bill specifies that credits can be distributed to any metered account (like residential, commercial, or low-income housing units) without restrictions on the number of meters, as long as the system meets eligibility requirements. It also clarifies that community remote net-metering systems must allocate at least 50% of credits to eligible low-income housing or other designated accounts. The policy change simplifies how excess energy credits are shared across multiple accounts on a single property.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Signed Jun 27, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

304
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic32
30 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican4
4 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 27, 2025
Signed into law
06/27/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/20/2025 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
upper
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/04/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 6, 2025
Committee
05/06/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
03/19/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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