Kentucky
General Assembly

01/15/08	introduced in Senate
01/17/08	to Agriculture & Natural Resources (S)
01/24/08	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
01/25/08	2nd reading, to Rules
01/29/08	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 30, 2008
01/30/08	3rd reading, passed 35-0
01/31/08	received in House
02/05/08	to Tourism Development & Energy (H)
03/04/08	posted in committee
03/06/08	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/07/08	2nd reading, to Rules
03/12/08	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2008
03/21/08	floor amendment (1) filed
03/25/08	floor amendment (2) filed
03/28/08	3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendments (1) and (2) received in Senate
04/01/08	to Rules (S) posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendments (1) and (2) Senate refused to concur in House floor amendments (1) and (2)
04/02/08	received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules posted for passage for receding from House floor amendments (1) and (2) House refused to recede from floor amendments (1) and (2) Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate Free Conference Committee appointed in Senate
04/15/08	Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate Free Conference Committee appointed in House Free Conference Committee report filed in House Free Conference Committee report adopted in House Bill passed 94-0 Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate passed 37-0 enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
04/24/08	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 138)

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	T. Pullin
Summary	Include biomass and biogas as sources of net-metered energy; increase rated capacity of generating units from 15 to 50 kilowatts; require PSC to develop guidelines for interconnection and net metering by retail electric suppliers; require suppliers to file tariff complying with guidelines.
Index Headings	Energy - Net electricity metering, add wind, water, or other renewable source of energy Public Utilities - Net electricity metering, add wind, water, or other renewable source of energy

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	T. Pullin
Summary	Amend KRS 278.466 to increase the cap on accommodating customer generators from one tenth of one percent to one percent of the supplier's single hour peak load.
Index Headings	Energy - Net electricity metering, add wind, water, or other renewable source of energy Public Utilities - Net electricity metering, add wind, water, or other renewable source of energy

Amendment	Conference Committee Report 1
Summary	Conference committee could not agree
Index Headings	Energy - Net electricity metering, add wind, water, or other renewable source of energy Public Utilities - Net electricity metering, add wind, water, or other renewable source of energy

Amendment	Free Conference Committee Report 1
Summary	Add biomass and biogas to list of fuels in definition of "eligible electric generating facility"; increase maximum rated capacity of such facilities from 15 to 30 kilowatts; amend KRS 278.466 to increase percentage of peak load beyond which suppliers may petition PSC to limit additional customer-generators; require suppliers to carry forward net-metered credits for the life of the customer-generator's account; require customer-generator to pay for any interconnection upgrade; amend KRS 278.467 to require the PSC to develop interconnection and net-metering guidelines and require retail electric suppliers to file tariffs complying with those guidelines.
Index Headings	Energy - Net electricity metering, add wind, water, or other renewable source of energy Public Utilities - Net electricity metering, add wind, water, or other renewable source of energy