HB 779

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.
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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
45	methodology whereby customer-owned renewable generation is
46	allowed to offset the customer's electricity consumption on
47	site, and the customer's site includes all of the customer's
48	energy usage accounts located on contiguous property owned by
49	the same customer.
50	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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