Kentucky
General Assembly

02/11/19	introduced in Senate taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S)
02/12/19	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 2nd reading returned to Committee on Committees (S) to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
02/13/19	reported favorably, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 13, 2019 3rd reading, passed 23-12 floor amendment (1) filed received in House taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading to Natural Resources & Energy (H) posting waived posted in committee
02/14/19	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019 floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) filed
02/15/19	3rd reading floor amendment (4) defeated passed 71-24 with floor amendment (1) received in Senate
02/21/19	posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (1) Senate refused to concur in House floor amendment (1)
02/22/19	received in House to Rules (H)
03/01/19	posted for passage for receding from House floor amendment (1)
03/14/19	House receded from floor amendment (1) Bill passed 55-36 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/26/19	signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 101)

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Thomas
Summary	Remove references to dollar values relating to compensation to eligible customer-generators; require the Public Service Commission to consider costs and benefits to other customers and retail electric suppliers resulting from excess generation from eligible customer-generators; remove changes that would have taken away the Public Service Commission's discretion to allow for net metering after the cumulative generating capacity of net metering systems reaches one percent of a single supplier's single hour peak load; allow retail solar installer organizations and customer generator organizations to intervene in rate cases to set the compensation rate for excess generation from eligible customer-generators; remove language that would allow retail electric suppliers to implement rates to recover from eligible customer-generators for fixed and demand-based costs that may be different than for similarly situated customer classes.
Index Headings	Energy - Net metering, compensation rates for excess generation, costs and benefits, consideration of Environment and Conservation - Net metering, compensation rates for excess generation, costs and benefits, consideration of Public Utilities - Net metering, compensation rates for excess generation, costs and benefits, consideration of Public Utilities - Rate cases, net metering compensation rates, right to intervene Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Generator/installer organizations, net metering compensation rates, right to intervene in rate cases

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. DuPlessis
Summary	Remove and replace Sections 1 and 2 of the Act to make the following changes: allow eligible electric generating facilities to include energy storage and leased systems; only allow a distribution cooperative's net metering rates to be modified upon petition to the Public Service Commission by its respective generation and transmission cooperative; require the proceeding to be initiated within one year of the effective date of the Act; allow the Public Service Commission to set the net metering compensation rate by one administrative case; require net metering rates set by the Public Service Commission to remain in effect for five years, unless resource price volatility exceeds 10% in a year; allow the Kentucky Solar Industry Association or equivalent retail solar installer organization to intervene in a ratemaking case setting the net metering compensation rate; require the Public Service Commission to determine a just and reasonable netting interval when establishing a successor net metering tariff; require the Public Service Commission to consider quantifiable benefits when determining the net metering compensation rate; allow eligible electric generating facilities who begin taking service after the successor net metering tariff but prior to December 31, 2024, to be eligible for the grandfathered net metering rate until December 31, 2034.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Public Servic Commission, net metering compensation rate, consideration of benefits Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Public Service Commission, net metering compensation rate, procedure for determination Energy - Net metering, eligible electric generating facility, include energy storage and leased systems Environment and Conservation - Net metering, eligible electric generating facility, include energy storage and leased systems Public Utilities - Net metering compensation rate, procedure for determination, Public Service Commission

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Hatton
Summary	Require consideration of benefits of customer generators to the retail electric supplier and customers of the rate class when retail electric supplier seeks recovery through customer rates; prescribe certain benefits to be examined by the Public Service Commission in cost benefit analysis when a retail electric supplier seeks rate recovery.
Index Headings	Energy - Net metering, benefits along with costs, consideration during rate recovery Fuel - Net metering, benefits along with costs, consideration during rate recovery Public Utilities - Net metering, benefits along with costs, consideration during rate recovery

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	C. Stevenson
Summary	Delete subsection 5 of Section 2; renumber subsections in Section 2.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Public Service Commission, netmetering, rate making process Energy - Net metering, fixed and demand-based cost, recovery of Environment and Conservation - Net metering, fixed and demand-based cost, recovery of Public Utilities - Net metering, fixed and demand-based cost, recovery of

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	C. Booker
Summary	Restore kilowatt credits set by the commission for excess electricity rather than dollar denominated credits; remove all dollar and monetized denomination of credits.
Index Headings	Energy - Net metering, restore kilowatt energy credits, remove dollar and monetized denomination of credits Fuel - Net metering, restore kilowatt energy credits, remove dollar and monetized denomination of credits Public Utilities - Net metering, restore kilowatt energy credits, remove dollar and monetized denomination of credits

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	M. Cantrell
Summary	Remove and replace Section 2 of the Act to make the following changes: revert to existing language regarding the one percent cap on cumulative generating capacity of net metering systems; remove references to dollar-denominated compensation for excess generation from eligible electric generating facilities; provide for a bill credit expressed in kilowatt hours.
Index Headings	Energy - Net metering compensation rate, kilowatt-hour denominated energy credit Environment and Conservation - Net metering compensation rate, kilowatt-hour denominated energy credit Public Utilities - Net metering compensation rate, kilowatt-hour denominated energy credit Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Public service commission, net metering, compensaion rate, rate making process

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	J. Raymond
Summary	Remove the one percent hard cap from participating eligible customer generators doing net metering.
Index Headings	Energy - Eligible customer generators, restore soft one percent cap Environment and Conservation - Eligible customer generators, solar power, restore soft one percent cap Public Utilities - Eligible customer generators, restore soft one percent cap