Official Text and Analysis.

Increases the 0.5 percent minimum threshold to 6 percent for the cumulative generating capacity that a utility must make available for net metering systems.

Reduces the 6 percent minimum threshold to 4 percent for the cumulative generating capacity that a utility must make available for net metering systems. Adds that the work group must consider the reduction in utility income associated with different levels of net metering and whether there are any cost shifts to ratepayers associated with net metering.

Removes the increase of the minimum threshold to 6 percent for the cumulative generating capacity that a utility must make available for net metering systems. Removes the requirement for remaining unused kilowatt-hour (kWh) credit generated for the calendar year to be used to assist low- income residential utility customers. Removes the requirement to include the total amount of kWh of electricity consumed for the most recent 12-month period on billing statements. Removes direction to the building code council to study and adopt building code changes to encourage use of renewable energy systems. Directs the work group to consider reduction in utility income associated with net metering policies and evaluate the effect of need changes to electric rates on low-income customers. The work group must report a range of net-metering policies and their impacts on different types of utilities.

Eliminates the requirement for the state building code council to adopt changes necessary to encourage greater use of renewable energy systems; instead, the state building code council is required to make recommendations to the legislature.

Retains current net metering threshold at 0.5 percent..

An electric utility must stop offering net metering when it shifts costs and increases rates on average by $25 or more onto residential customers who do not participate in net metering.

If an electric utility determines net metering is shifting costs and increasing rates on average by $25 or more onto residential customers who do not participate in net metering, it must list the incremental cost attributable to net metering practices on the residential customers' bills.