Florida Senate - 2012                                    SB 1106
       
       
       
       By Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       24-00670-12                                           20121106__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to electric energy production;
    3         amending s. 366.02, F.S.; revising the definition of
    4         the term “public utility” to exclude certain renewable
    5         solar energy production facilities for purposes of
    6         specified provisions; amending s. 366.91, F.S.;
    7         revising the definition of the term “net metering” for
    8         purposes of provisions relating to renewable energy;
    9         providing an effective date.
   10  
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 366.02, Florida
   14  Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         366.02 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
   16         (1) “Public utility” means every person, corporation,
   17  partnership, association, or other legal entity and their
   18  lessees, trustees, or receivers supplying electricity or gas
   19  (natural, manufactured, or similar gaseous substance) to or for
   20  the public within this state; but the term “public utility” does
   21  not include either a cooperative now or hereafter organized and
   22  existing under the Rural Electric Cooperative Law of the state;
   23  a municipality or any agency thereof; an entity that produces
   24  and sells 5 megawatts or less per hour of renewable solar
   25  energy, as defined in s. 377.803(6), to users located on the
   26  property adjacent to or contiguous with the renewable energy
   27  production facility; any dependent or independent special
   28  natural gas district; any natural gas transmission pipeline
   29  company making only sales or transportation delivery of natural
   30  gas at wholesale and to direct industrial consumers; any entity
   31  selling or arranging for sales of natural gas which neither owns
   32  nor operates natural gas transmission or distribution facilities
   33  within the state; or a person supplying liquefied petroleum gas,
   34  in either liquid or gaseous form, irrespective of the method of
   35  distribution or delivery, or owning or operating facilities
   36  beyond the outlet of a meter through which natural gas is
   37  supplied for compression and delivery into motor vehicle fuel
   38  tanks or other transportation containers, unless such person
   39  also supplies electricity or manufactured or natural gas.
   40         Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
   41  366.91, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   42         366.91 Renewable energy.—
   43         (2) As used in this section, the term:
   44         (c) “Net metering” means a metering and billing methodology
   45  whereby customer-owned renewable generation is allowed to offset
   46  the customer’s electricity consumption on site, and the
   47  customer’s site includes all of the customer’s energy usage
   48  accounts located on contiguous property owned by the same
   49  customer.
   50         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.